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Bibliography unexpectedly creates duplicate entries in Current Lis
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References - Manage Sources - Current List Intermittently and unexpectedly the Current List contains duplicate entries. Not all entries are duplicated Often the only difference between the "real" entry and its duplicate is the casing of, for example, the document title. Other duplicate entries appear to be identical toe the "real" entry. It MAY be that the duplcates are entries I edited at some time. It SEEMS to occur If I have another Word document open which contains citations. One consqeunce is that when updating fields the document title is erroneously added to the citation reference (presumably Word sees the duplicates as two different citations and attempts to distinguish between them). I can remove the duplicates manually in the Current List. But they intermittently reappear |
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Bibliography unexpectedly creates duplicate entries in CurrentLis
Be sure not to type another entry for the same item when you need to
reference it again. Even if two entries are identical, Word doesn't seem to recognize this and remove one; but if they differ by so much as a single capitalization, then they're definitely different. Always check the master list of sources (the left column) and copy an entry to the document's list (the right column) so that you can enter a citation of it in your text. Only type a new entry if it isn't in your master list. (Items in the right column that you happen not to have cited -- they won't have a checkmark -- will be included in the Bibliography or Works Cited that Word puts in your document when you tell it to.) On Feb 12, 8:08*am, Andrew Bingham wrote: Using Word 2007 References - Manage Sources - Current List Intermittently and unexpectedly the Current List contains duplicate entries. Not all entries are duplicated Often the only difference between the "real" entry and its duplicate is the casing of, for example, the document title. Other duplicate entries appear to be identical toe the "real" entry. It MAY be that the duplcates are entries I edited at some time. It SEEMS to occur If I have another Word document open which contains citations. One consqeunce is that when updating fields the document title is erroneously added to the citation reference (presumably Word sees the duplicates as two different citations and attempts to distinguish between them). I can remove the duplicates manually in the Current List. But they intermittently reappear |
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Bibliography unexpectedly creates duplicate entries in CurrentLis
Be sure not to type another entry for the same item when you need to
reference it again. Even if two entries are identical, Word doesn't seem to recognize this and remove one; but if they differ by so much as a single capitalization, then they're definitely different. Always check the master list of sources (the left column) and copy an entry to the document's list (the right column) so that you can enter a citation of it in your text. Only type a new entry if it isn't in your master list. (Items in the right column that you happen not to have cited -- they won't have a checkmark -- will be included in the Bibliography or Works Cited that Word puts in your document when you tell it to.) On Feb 12, 8:08*am, Andrew Bingham wrote: Using Word 2007 References - Manage Sources - Current List Intermittently and unexpectedly the Current List contains duplicate entries. Not all entries are duplicated Often the only difference between the "real" entry and its duplicate is the casing of, for example, the document title. Other duplicate entries appear to be identical toe the "real" entry. It MAY be that the duplcates are entries I edited at some time. It SEEMS to occur If I have another Word document open which contains citations. One consqeunce is that when updating fields the document title is erroneously added to the citation reference (presumably Word sees the duplicates as two different citations and attempts to distinguish between them). I can remove the duplicates manually in the Current List. But they intermittently reappear |
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Bibliography unexpectedly creates duplicate entries in Current Lis
"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message
... Be sure not to type another entry for the same item when you need to reference it again. Even if two entries are identical, Word doesn't seem to recognize this and remove one; but if they differ by so much as a single capitalization, then they're definitely different. Two entries are considered identical by Word if their tag is the same. The rest of the content isn't considered. When you try to add an entry to a 'database' Word checks if there is no entry with that tag yet in the database. If there is one, the value of the Guid field (not available in the edit dialog, but it is there) will be used to decide which entry is the most recent one: the one in the db, or the one you try to add. Word normally takes the newest one. You can see this behaviour at work when you update a source in your current list which is also in the master list. Word will show a messagebox asking if you want to update the entry in the master list as well. Always check the master list of sources (the left column) and copy an entry to the document's list (the right column) so that you can enter a citation of it in your text. Only type a new entry if it isn't in your master list. (Items in the right column that you happen not to have cited -- they won't have a checkmark -- will be included in the Bibliography or Works Cited that Word puts in your document when you tell it to.) On Feb 12, 8:08 am, Andrew Bingham wrote: Using Word 2007 References - Manage Sources - Current List Intermittently and unexpectedly the Current List contains duplicate entries. Not all entries are duplicated Often the only difference between the "real" entry and its duplicate is the casing of, for example, the document title. Other duplicate entries appear to be identical toe the "real" entry. Their tags will be different. It MAY be that the duplcates are entries I edited at some time. It SEEMS to occur If I have another Word document open which contains citations. Word only uses one master list over all instances. The current list is limited to your document. Changes to a master list are normally not transfered to your current list, so the behaviour you are describing sounds rather strange. One consqeunce is that when updating fields the document title is erroneously added to the citation reference (presumably Word sees the duplicates as two different citations and attempts to distinguish between them). This is indeed the case. I can remove the duplicates manually in the Current List. But they intermittently reappear Yves -- BibWord : Microsoft Word Citation and Bibliography styles http://bibword.codeplex.com |
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Bibliography unexpectedly creates duplicate entries in Current Lis
"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message ... Be sure not to type another entry for the same item when you need to reference it again. Even if two entries are identical, Word doesn't seem to recognize this and remove one; but if they differ by so much as a single capitalization, then they're definitely different. Two entries are considered identical by Word if their tag is the same. The rest of the content isn't considered. When you try to add an entry to a 'database' Word checks if there is no entry with that tag yet in the database. If there is one, the value of the Guid field (not available in the edit dialog, but it is there) will be used to decide which entry is the most recent one: the one in the db, or the one you try to add. Word normally takes the newest one. You can see this behaviour at work when you update a source in your current list which is also in the master list. Word will show a messagebox asking if you want to update the entry in the master list as well. Always check the master list of sources (the left column) and copy an entry to the document's list (the right column) so that you can enter a citation of it in your text. Only type a new entry if it isn't in your master list. (Items in the right column that you happen not to have cited -- they won't have a checkmark -- will be included in the Bibliography or Works Cited that Word puts in your document when you tell it to.) On Feb 12, 8:08 am, Andrew Bingham wrote: Using Word 2007 References - Manage Sources - Current List Intermittently and unexpectedly the Current List contains duplicate entries. Not all entries are duplicated Often the only difference between the "real" entry and its duplicate is the casing of, for example, the document title. Other duplicate entries appear to be identical toe the "real" entry. Their tags will be different. It MAY be that the duplcates are entries I edited at some time. It SEEMS to occur If I have another Word document open which contains citations. Word only uses one master list over all instances. The current list is limited to your document. Changes to a master list are normally not transfered to your current list, so the behaviour you are describing sounds rather strange. One consqeunce is that when updating fields the document title is erroneously added to the citation reference (presumably Word sees the duplicates as two different citations and attempts to distinguish between them). This is indeed the case. I can remove the duplicates manually in the Current List. But they intermittently reappear Yves -- BibWord : Microsoft Word Citation and Bibliography styles http://bibword.codeplex.com |
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Be sure not to type another entry for the same item when you needtoreference
Hi,
Once you DO enter two of the same (but lightly different enteries) how do you remove it from your bibliography? I removed all the text but it wont let me delete it from the list? Your help would be much appreciated. Ashley On Friday, February 12, 2010 8:08 AM Andrew Bingham wrote: Using Word 2007 References - Manage Sources - Current List Intermittently and unexpectedly the Current List contains duplicate entries. Not all entries are duplicated Often the only difference between the "real" entry and its duplicate is the casing of, for example, the document title. Other duplicate entries appear to be identical toe the "real" entry. It MAY be that the duplcates are entries I edited at some time. It SEEMS to occur If I have another Word document open which contains citations. One consqeunce is that when updating fields the document title is erroneously added to the citation reference (presumably Word sees the duplicates as two different citations and attempts to distinguish between them). I can remove the duplicates manually in the Current List. But they intermittently reappear On Friday, February 12, 2010 10:15 AM Peter T. Daniels wrote: Be sure not to type another entry for the same item when you need to reference it again. Even if two entries are identical, Word does not seem to recognize this and remove one; but if they differ by so much as a single capitalization, then they are definitely different. Always check the master list of sources (the left column) and copy an entry to the document's list (the right column) so that you can enter a citation of it in your text. Only type a new entry if it is not in your master list. (Items in the right column that you happen not to have cited -- they will not have a checkmark -- will be included in the Bibliography or Works Cited that Word puts in your document when you tell it to.) es. he r to On Friday, February 12, 2010 10:53 AM Yves Dhondt wrote: Two entries are considered identical by Word if their tag is the same. The rest of the content is not considered. When you try to add an entry to a 'database' Word checks if there is no entry with that tag yet in the database. If there is one, the value of the Guid field (not available in the edit dialog, but it is there) will be used to decide which entry is the most recent one: the one in the db, or the one you try to add. Word normally takes the newest one. You can see this behaviour at work when you update a source in your current list which is also in the master list. Word will show a messagebox asking if you want to update the entry in the master list as well. Their tags will be different. Word only uses one master list over all instances. The current list is limited to your document. Changes to a master list are normally not transfered to your current list, so the behaviour you are describing sounds rather strange. This is indeed the case. Yves -- BibWord : Microsoft Word Citation and Bibliography styles http://bibword.codeplex.com Submitted via EggHeadCafe SQL Server CLR Stored Procedures for External Access http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...al-access.aspx |
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Be sure not to type another entry for the same item when you need toreference
Go to "Manage Sources." To remove an entry from your document's
bibliography, select it in the right-hand panel and choose "Delete" from the buttons in the middle. To remove an entry from your database permanently, select it in the left-hand panel and choose "Delete" from the buttons in the middle. On Mar 10, 5:08*am, Ashley Liddiard wrote: Hi, Once you DO enter two of the same (but lightly different enteries) how do you remove it from your bibliography? I removed all the text but it wont let me delete it from the list? Your help would be much appreciated. Ashley |
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