Using Harvard Style in Word 2007

Microsoft Word 2007 by default do not facilitate Harvard Style Citation.

Harvard Style Citation can be installed using number of methods. Given below is one of the easiest method of installing Harvard Style Citation.

Goto to the link below:
http://bibword.codeplex.com/releases/view/15852

And download Styles.zip and extract the content to the following folder:

%program files%\Microsoft Office\Office12\Bibliography\Style

Voila! now you have Harvard Style every time you open Word 2007. Enjoy!

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