Check your bibliography without leaving Word
No more copy and paste: the “Check Bibliography” button on the Word ribbon reads the reference section of your document and shows the results in a side pane — the same check, the same colours, the same corrected entries.
install.cmd · double-click with Word closed; no admin rights, about 10 seconds. Word opens with the button ready on the Home ribbon.
How it works
Only the section after the “References / Bibliography” heading is read; the rest of the text is never sent to the server.
Installation
Windows — desktop Word
Close Word, download install.cmd and double-click it. It downloads the manifest into your user folder, registers it with Word and opens Word; the “Check Bibliography” button sits on the right of the Home ribbon. If Windows shows an “unrecognised app” warning, choose “More info → Run anyway”. The next time you start Word, pick Home → Add-ins → Developer Add-ins → Reference Verify (two clicks) or start Word from the “Reference Verify (Word)” Start menu shortcut — Microsoft makes add-ins installed outside the store re-selectable per session; the AppSource listing will remove that step. If you prefer a terminal, paste into PowerShell:
irm https://referenceverify.com/word-add-in/install.ps1 | iexMac — desktop Word
Paste one line into Terminal; the manifest is copied into Word's add-in folder. Restart Word: Insert → My Add-ins → Developer Add-ins → Reference Verify.
curl -sSL https://referenceverify.com/word-add-in/install.sh | bashOrganisation account (Microsoft 365 admin)
Admin centre → Settings → Integrated apps → “Upload custom apps” → manifest.xml. It then appears automatically in everyone's Word (desktop and web); the recommended route for institutions with a campus licence.
Word on the web
Insert → Add-ins → My Add-ins → “Upload My Add-in” → choose the manifest.xml you downloaded. An AppSource listing is in preparation; once published it will be a one-click install everywhere.