Character Styling of References
- Jenny Seifert (Unlicensed)
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 |