Rob wrote: > I currently have all of my bibliography entries in a table in the > following format: > > [Abc03] Abc, Xyz, "A Title," A Journal, vol. 335, pp. 427-47, 2003. > The problem is that I can't figure out how to > grab the "Abc03" part of the tag without grabbing the [ ] brackets > too. >
One way: In your table, create 3 pgf tags, OpenBrkt, Ref, CloseBrkt. OpenBrkt is defined with "[" as its autonumber, pagination set to Run-in, and Next pgf = Ref. Ref is defined with no autonumber, pagination set to Run-in, and Next Pgf = CloseBrkt CloseBrkt is defined with "]" as its autonumber. To create a biblio entry, tag an empty cell with OpenBrkt, press Enter, type the reference code, press Enter. Then in your body, x-ref to the Ref paragraph tags. You can mess with x-ref format definitions to include opening or closing brackets for various scenarios, but it's probably easier just to type them each time before/after the x-ref(s). If you have a lot of entries already defined in your table, you can change them quickly. Put the OpenBrkt tag on the clipboard with Copy Special, select the first column of your table, and Find/Change each "[" by Pasting (Look In Selection). Then Find/Change To Text with nothing in the replacement box, to get rid of the original typed "[". Repeat for "]". HTH, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com "Developers explain How the Product Works. Technical writers explain How to Work the Product."
