Build IEEE references in Apple Pages with a static list, then check paragraph indents, italic titles and wrapped entries. If you already use EndNote, Apple documents a linked bibliography option. The procedures here follow official documentation and include a ten-entry layout exercise.
Choose static or EndNote-linked references
A short Apple Pages paper can use a reference list pasted from checked source records. You place the reference text in the document and maintain the numbers as you revise. Save a source-to-number note beside the draft so that an added source does not silently change what an existing [4] refers to.
Apple also documents an EndNote integration that inserts citations from a library and builds an updating bibliography. This route requires EndNote and a compatible Pages plug-in. Check the current compatibility instructions against the versions you already have before choosing it. Apple’s documentation includes older version names, so its minimum requirements alone do not establish compatibility with every current Mac.
This guide follows Apple’s published Mac instructions. We did not run Pages or EndNote, open a generated DOCX in Pages, or export a Pages PDF for this article. The layout exercise below gives you checks to perform in your own document.
Open or paste the list
Save a working copy of the manuscript first. If you already have a formatted DOCX reference list, open a copy in Pages and inspect it before moving the references into your main draft. Compare the source count, italic titles and long entries with the original. See the Word export guide for the generator’s DOCX workflow. Pages import behavior for that file remains untested here.
You can also paste a checked reference list into the document body under a References heading. Keep each entry as one paragraph. Let Pages wrap the lines within that paragraph. If a long entry has several paragraph marks, remove the extra breaks before setting its indent.
After pasting, click inside [9] and [10]. Check whether each number is literal text or an automatic list marker. Adding another numbering system on top of bracketed numbers can create duplicate labels. For a manually maintained list, keep one bracketed number per entry and a consistent separator between the number and author.
When using an existing EndNote setup, Apple describes choosing the available output styles in EndNote’s Style Manager, then selecting the bibliography format through Edit, EndNote Citations in Pages. Use the IEEE style required by your destination. Insert references with the EndNote Citation command and search the library for the item. If that command is unavailable, Apple says to check that Document Body is enabled in the Document inspector.
Fix the paragraph layout
Select the reference paragraphs and show the ruler. Use the Format sidebar’s Layout controls for paragraph indents. For a hanging layout, position the first line at the number margin and the subsequent lines at the start of the author text. Set a left tab stop at that same text position and put one tab after each bracketed number. Apple documents paragraph margins and tab stops separately, so check both controls.
For a practice document, try a text start 0.4 inches to the right of the number margin, then adjust it to fit your font and column width. That measurement is a starting point for this exercise. Your journal template controls the final layout. A two-digit label needs enough space before the tab stop to keep [10] from pushing its author farther right than [9].
The following ten entries are fictional layout placeholders. Replace them with verified references before using a paper. The italic journal text lets you check whether rich-text formatting survived the paste.
| Label | Illustrative text |
|---|---|
| [1] | A. Example, “Network measurement,” Example Journal, 2026. |
| [2] | B. Example, “Packet timing,” Example Journal, 2026. |
| [3] | C. Example, “Link reliability,” Example Journal, 2026. |
| [4] | D. Example, “Buffer management,” Example Journal, 2026. |
| [5] | E. Example, “Traffic analysis,” Example Journal, 2026. |
| [6] | F. Example, “Delay estimation,” Example Journal, 2026. |
| [7] | G. Example, “Route selection,” Example Journal, 2026. |
| [8] | H. Example, “Data collection,” Example Journal, 2026. |
| [9] | I. Example, “A deliberately long title for checking whether a reference wraps beneath the author text at the chosen column width,” Example Journal, 2026. |
| [10] | J. Example, “A second long entry for comparing a two-digit reference label with the preceding single-digit entry,” Example Journal, 2026. |
Use the table as a text source for ten paragraphs in your practice file. After setting the indents and tab, narrow the text area enough to wrap both long entries. Compare the second-line starts with the authors above them, then select each journal name to check its italics. Update the reference paragraph style only after checking the result, since other paragraphs using that style will inherit the change.
Export and inspect the PDF
Save the editable Pages document, then use File, Export To, PDF. Open the exported PDF separately and inspect the References pages at a readable zoom. Compare [9] and [10] first, then scan the full list for lost italics, cut-off lines and unexpected gaps. Check that long URLs or identifiers remain legible and copy correctly.
Pick a source cited twice in the manuscript and check both numbers against its reference entry. For a static list, adding or deleting an early reference requires updating the affected numbers throughout the paper. The in-text citation guide explains reuse and locators.
For the EndNote route, test a duplicate document by inserting a new first source and checking the changed citations and bibliography. Apple states that deleting a source’s only citation removes its bibliography entry. Verify that behavior in your installed setup before trusting a long manuscript. Keep the editable Pages original alongside the exported submission file so you can correct the list later.