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Entering references from documents
You may choose to enter your bibliographic entries directly into the document, instead of from an
external database. For example, you may not be working on your own computer.
Click in the document where you want to add the entry.
Select Insert > Indexes and Tables > Bibliography Entry.
1) In the dialog which opens, select the From document content option.
a) Select New.
b) In the Define Bibliography Entry dialog, complete all the fields which are relevant to
your entry. Type a unique name in the Short name text entry box, because the Insert
Bibliography Entry dialog uses this entry for the citation.
c) An entry must be selected from the menu in the Type input box in order to enable the
OK button.
d) Click OK when all the fields wanted are completed.
e) Click Insert to add the Short name field to the document
f) Click in each location you wish to add an entry and repeat this sequence
2) Click Close.
You may of course re-use an entry in your document, by restarting the sequence above, and then
selecting the Short name required, from the current list of entries, instead of selecting to add a new
entry
Editing a reference
You can edit a reference in the following manner:
1) Right-click on the entry (the cursor then displays to the left of the entry).
2) From the context menu which opens, select Bibliography Entry.
The Edit Bibliography Entry dialog opens, similar to below.
Figure 362: Edit the citation entry
3) To quickly edit only the Short name, click on the text box, alter the entry and then click
Modify. The dialog saves the change and closes.
4) To edit more of the entry, click on Edit to open the Define Bibliography Entry dialog similar
to the graphic shown below (Figure 363).
5) Make any changes required and then click OK to return to the dialog of Figure 362.
6) If you are satisfied with your changes, click Modify to accept the changes and exit the
dialog.
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