When references are processed by eXtyles, Word character styles such as bib_article, bib_ journal, and so on are automatically applied to each part of the reference text. If you manually edit a reference after reference processing, be sure that the character styles are correctly applied to the edited text. These character styles can be applied just like any other character styles in Word, that is, via Word’s Styles feature (in Word 2010, access this menu via Home > Styles or press Control + Alt + Shift + S).

In some unusual cases, even when a reference is correctly copyedited, eXtyles may fail to process it correctly. In such cases, you should edit the reference by hand and then apply the character styles directly from the Word Style feature.

The character styles should be applied only to the actual content that is typically highlighted, not to surrounding punctuation. For example, if your organization’s style includes parentheses around the year of publication, apply the bib_year character style to just the year itself, and not to the surrounding punctuation.

Styles that may be used for reference entries include the following:

Style	Use
bib_number	The reference number
bib_etal	“et al.” or "and others" when it appears in the reference
bib_surname	An author’s surname
bib_fname	An author’s given name or initials
bib_suffix	An author’s suffix (e.g., Jr., Sr.)
bib_organization	An organization name as an author
bib_book	The title of a book
bib_series	The series title in a reference
bib_article	The article title
bib_ journal	The journal name
bib_year	The year of publication
bib_volume	The volume of publication
bib_issue	The issue of publication
bib_month	The month or season of publication
bib_suppl	The publication supplement
bib_fpage	The first page of publication
bib_lpage	The last page of publication
bib_pagecount	The total page count for a reference (e.g., 420 p.)
bib_unpubl	Pre-publication information such as “in press”
bib_comment	A comment such as [Abstract]
bib_confproceedings	The title of published conference proceedings
bib_confpaper	The title of a paper in published conference proceedings
bib_conflocation	The location of the conference
bib_confdate	The date of the conference (month, day)
bib_title	A title in a reference that is not an article or book title; typically used for titles of theses and dissertations
bib_url	A URL included in a journal reference
bib_doi	A DOI included in a journal reference

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