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For macOS devices, first ensure there are no pending Microsoft Office updates.  

To check for updates, open a Microsoft Office app. From the Finder bar, select Help > Check for Updates. This will open the Microsoft AutoUpdate app. Click on ‘Check for Updates’ and apply any available updates before proceeding to install the CTR Referencing style. 

To install the CTR referencing style file in the Word app on a Mac, please take the following steps: 

1. Download the file ‘CTRHarvard.xsl’ from the Links & Files area of this page. 

2. In Finder, open your Applications folder and locate Microsoft Word  

3. Right-click on Microsoft Word and select “Show Package Contents”.  

4. Within the “Contents” folder, open the “Resources” folder, and then open the “Style” folder. 

5. Copy the file from step 1 into the “Style” folder. Mac OS will prompt you to provide your admin password before it will make the copy. 

6. Restart Microsoft Word. The Cite Them Right style should now be available in the referencing options. It is labelled Harvard - UHI CTR. 

Further details about Cite Them Right can be found in the Referencing Libguide. Please check your final refeerence list agaisnt Cite Them Right before submission.