Import references

swe · Post by **swe** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:08 am

I have a file with Turabian Author-Date data which I would like to import. But if a choose import filter manager I can't select this format. How do I do this?

Post by **Jon** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:05 am

Because there is no such filter. You'll have to design one yourself -- the User Guide tells you how to go about this generally (it's often not perfect) -- see the section on importing an existing bibliography.

Jon
Sonny Software

swe · Post by **swe** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:36 am

ok, but how do you find the return character with Mellel?

Post by **Jon** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:45 am

Bookends can only import from text files, not word processor files. So save as text only first.

Jon
Sonny Software

swe · Post by **swe** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:46 am

I'm trying to do this with Mellel:

If you have an unnumbered bibliography to import, you can easily change it in your word
processor by doing a global Find and Replace, Finding Returns and Replacing them with,
for example,
return Ref:
(that is, [return character] [space] Ref: [space])

Post by **Jon** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:52 am

I see. I don't know. You'll have to look in the Mellel docs, or maybe someone else can answer this.

Jon
Sonny Software