The screenshot below shows that Placeholder is inserted to the Word document. Enter the Placeholder that you want to insert and click on the OK button to insert a citation placeholder. Step 5: A small Placeholder Name dialog box will appear on the screen. Note: In this method, we add a citation placeholder in the Word document. Step 4: Click on the Add New Placeholder option from the drop-down menu. Step 3: Go to the References tab on the Ribbon and click on the Insert Citation drop-down menu in the Citations & Bibliography section. Step 2: Place cursor in the document where you want to insert a Placeholder. Step 1: Open the new or an existing Word document. Create a Placeholder in the Word Method 1: Using References Tab on the Ribbonįollow the below steps to create a Placeholder in the Word document.
It is a character, word, or string of characters that temporarily holds the place to the final data.Įxample: In the below screenshot, Email or phone is a placeholder. Placeholder is also called as dummy text or filler text. Next → ← prev How to Insert a Placeholder in Word document