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Sorting alphabetically but not in a table or single line
I am trying to build a usable bibliography where I may add references. I want
to be able to sort alphabetically the list I have and then be able to sort after each new reference is added. List is as follows last, first. Then date. Then title, etcetera. They are from one line to several. I know the Table- sort-, etc., but it sort each line alphabetically. I need each reference sorted alphabetically with as little formatting as possible. -- Thanks Swill |
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Hi Swill-
I'm afraid your problem isn't quite clear. You want an alpha sort based on _what_?... Author name (last only, first & last), Title only, Title & last? A table is still probably your best bet. Just type each data item into an individual cell on the appropriate row and let each item wrap as necessary within its cell. Once you have it compiled and sorted, select the table and use TableConvertTable to Text & set 'Separate text with' to Commas. (It might even be best to store your biblio table as a separate doc & replace in the main doc as necessary.) HTH |:) "Swill" wrote: I am trying to build a usable bibliography where I may add references. I want to be able to sort alphabetically the list I have and then be able to sort after each new reference is added. List is as follows last, first. Then date. Then title, etcetera. They are from one line to several. I know the Table- sort-, etc., but it sort each line alphabetically. I need each reference sorted alphabetically with as little formatting as possible. -- Thanks Swill |
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I am a graduate student and I write many papers. Necessarily I reference much
of the same work from my field of research in my different projects. I want to build a bibliography where I can copy and paste reference items from a hard list bibliography to the project I am working on. Such a bibliography may eventually include perhaps over a hundred references. The entries are APSR style sitings and are listed alphabetically by author last name first e.g. Last name, first name. 2005. "Title of Article." Periodical Title. Vol(no): 123-156. This obviously means that many entries may be several lines. When I try and Table then sort, it sorts by each and every line. Not very useful. If I do this in a table won't copy and pasting also paste the table in the new text? That is why I want as little formatting as possible. Thanks. -- Thanks Swill "CyberTaz" wrote: Hi Swill- I'm afraid your problem isn't quite clear. You want an alpha sort based on _what_?... Author name (last only, first & last), Title only, Title & last? A table is still probably your best bet. Just type each data item into an individual cell on the appropriate row and let each item wrap as necessary within its cell. Once you have it compiled and sorted, select the table and use TableConvertTable to Text & set 'Separate text with' to Commas. (It might even be best to store your biblio table as a separate doc & replace in the main doc as necessary.) HTH |:) "Swill" wrote: I am trying to build a usable bibliography where I may add references. I want to be able to sort alphabetically the list I have and then be able to sort after each new reference is added. List is as follows last, first. Then date. Then title, etcetera. They are from one line to several. I know the Table- sort-, etc., but it sort each line alphabetically. I need each reference sorted alphabetically with as little formatting as possible. -- Thanks Swill |
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Since the primary sort key is author's last name followed by first name, and
those come first, perhaps a table isn't necessary. Try this; When you type the biblio entries, press the Enter Key once (and only once) at the end of each entry as though it were a paragraph consisting of 1 run-on sentence. Select the paragraphs that comprise the biblio and go to TableSort. Confirm that the top list specifies 'Paragraphs' and that the 'No Header Row' option is selected. Regards |:) "Swill" wrote: I am a graduate student and I write many papers. Necessarily I reference much of the same work from my field of research in my different projects. I want to build a bibliography where I can copy and paste reference items from a hard list bibliography to the project I am working on. Such a bibliography may eventually include perhaps over a hundred references. The entries are APSR style sitings and are listed alphabetically by author last name first e.g. Last name, first name. 2005. "Title of Article." Periodical Title. Vol(no): 123-156. This obviously means that many entries may be several lines. When I try and Table then sort, it sorts by each and every line. Not very useful. If I do this in a table won't copy and pasting also paste the table in the new text? That is why I want as little formatting as possible. Thanks. -- Thanks Swill |
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Just go purchase EndNote, ProCite, or ReferenceManager. All have trial
versions. For the student price of about $120 (I think, and possibly less at your school), a bibliographic management software program will do all this for you, plus let you automatically format and reformat your notes in each paper you write. If you want to send an article to two different journals, each of which require different bibliographic formatting, it will switch the formatting for you. If you are a graduate student, you will probably wind up with far more than 100 references eventually. The software is probably worth the investment of the cash, and it will eventually work out to save you far more time. http://endnote.com http://procite.com http://refman.com Google if the links don't work, I typed them from memory. On 7/12/05 12:11 PM, "Swill" wrote: I am a graduate student and I write many papers. Necessarily I reference much of the same work from my field of research in my different projects. I want to build a bibliography where I can copy and paste reference items from a hard list bibliography to the project I am working on. Such a bibliography may eventually include perhaps over a hundred references. The entries are APSR style sitings and are listed alphabetically by author last name first e.g. Last name, first name. 2005. "Title of Article." Periodical Title. Vol(no): 123-156. This obviously means that many entries may be several lines. When I try and Table then sort, it sorts by each and every line. Not very useful. If I do this in a table won't copy and pasting also paste the table in the new text? That is why I want as little formatting as possible. Thanks. -- Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/ MacWord Tips: http://www.word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/ What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ |
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