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by jmckeown
Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:10 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: convert citations to text
Replies: 1
Views: 2269

convert citations to text

Hi

I have used the menu option "Convert text to citation" objects, which is very useful.

Is there a way to convert back i.e. to change blue citation objects back to plain text?

regards,
John
by jmckeown
Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:40 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Citation Format Overrides
Replies: 4
Views: 5135

Re: Citation Format Overrides

I have the same problem. In-text citations after a bibliography scan end up in a different style/font from the rest of the paragraph.

How can it be set so that the citation (the bit in brackets with author page etc) stays in same style as paragraph.

regards, John
by jmckeown
Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:00 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Comparing 2 Mellel files
Replies: 6
Views: 5197

Re: Comparing 2 Mellel files

Thanks.
by jmckeown
Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:29 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Comparing 2 Mellel files
Replies: 6
Views: 5197

Comparing 2 Mellel files

I have to compare differences between versions of a Mellel document. I got Araxis Merge which visually compares Word files nicely. Mellel has Export option for Word format, but when your outputs are compared by Araxis it chokes on the exported files saying: Invalid header signature. read <number> ex...
by jmckeown
Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:37 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: losing paragraph styles
Replies: 1
Views: 2199

losing paragraph styles

I found the paragraphs in my document had lost their style setting. They looked the same but style was now in the diamonds list underneath. I went through re-adding appropriate style to each paragraph. Soon after it lost them again. I do have two style-sets but they styles have same names and anyway...
by jmckeown
Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:57 am
Forum: The Nitty and the Gritty
Topic: selecting many footnotes
Replies: 0
Views: 2861

selecting many footnotes

How do I select many footnotes at once? For example, I have a style for footnotes relating to text that my supervisor has already seen, grey and small so he knows not to read it again (and similarly for parts of body text) and another style for new footnotes, to be read. So there will be a bunch of ...
by jmckeown
Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:53 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Style sets frustration
Replies: 0
Views: 2726

Style sets frustration

In principle I am keen on Style sets but in practice they cause me lots of trouble. For example, at the moment in "Edit Style Sets" I can see my styles: Default, Screen, Draft Print, Final Print, and Screen variant. But the drop-down Style Set menu only offers 3 out of 5. Why does one part...
by jmckeown
Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:40 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Edit Citation
Replies: 2
Views: 2756

Edit Citation

The dialog box "Edit Citation" in "Citation:" has a tiny font for me, e.g. hard to see when inserting @page-number. Is there a way to increase the size of text in there?
by jmckeown
Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:19 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Citation object generate Footnote
Replies: 5
Views: 3836

Re: Citation object generate Footnote

Thanks, that is helpful advice. Prompted by your point about easy viewing, I think that even if I decide to go with footnotes (which is the more common method in Humanities) it would be good while writing to see the reference inline. I will have a look at at Scrivener.

regards,
John
by jmckeown
Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:26 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Citation object generate Footnote
Replies: 5
Views: 3836

Re: Citation object generate Footnote

Thanks for your comments. Seem difficult to stay neutral re: two ways of doing citations. > you want to be able to see them without scrolling to the bottom of the page? Yes that would be nice, but the main reasons are: 1. delaying decision whether in-line or footnote citations will be better for the...
by jmckeown
Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:47 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Citation object generate Footnote
Replies: 5
Views: 3836

Re: Citation object generate Footnote

At present the only way I can see of coping with this is to manually copy each footnote's temporary citation into the body text (and delete footnote) or vice-versa if moving from in-text citation version to footnotes version.

Is there a simpler way to do this?

regards,
John
by jmckeown
Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:42 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Citation object generate Footnote
Replies: 5
Views: 3836

Citation object generate Footnote

For footnotes, currently I am inserting a footnote in Mellel and then Bookends Cmd-Y to copy citation. It works, but I would prefer to put citation inline in text and only after Scan would it create footnotes. It would be nice if temporary citations did not have to pre-judge whether the final output...