Cross References

roypeled

when I add a footnote with an item already used, it will use the right format, i.e. "John Doe, supra ____, 132".

But can't it use the word "corss reference" feature, which would identify where the supra note is and fill in its number (and update it if it later moves around).

I am referring of course to the MS Word add in.

thanks,

Roy

fbennett

The formatting language used by Zotero (Citation Style Language, or CSL) does not currently have this capability. Support for backreferences that target a footnote has recently been added to the CSL specification, however, and implementation in Zotero is planned. It is quite a difficult thing to do, however, and it might take some time and patience befor the feature appears.

bdarcus

FWIW, I feel the need to add here that not only are supra references are an absolute PITA to implement in software, they are also a PITA for readers (at least this one).

fbennett

Everyone's entitled to their opinion. :)

q

I have just tried this (Word 2003, Zotero 1.0.10), and it appears that you can use bookmarks as a workaround.

First, in Word, use Zotero to insert the reference: Doe (2009). Use a style with footnotes. Select the superscript of the reference (the little number of the footnote), and add a bookmark in Word (Insert > Bookmark).

When you cite Doe (2009) for the second time a few pages down, you use Zotero to add the citation as usual. In the Zotero window, add the letter X as the page number, and whatever additional words you want (e.g. the suffix "supra"). The new reference now reads something like: J. Doe, Title of Work Cited (London: Anypress, 2009), X supra.

Next, we want to replace the letter X in the reference with the actual page. In Word, click into the reference, and use shift & F9 to show the field codes. You will see something like: { ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM {"citationItems":[{"itemID":1000,"suffix":"supra","locator":"X"}]} }. Select the letter X, and replace it with a cross-reference to the original page (Insert > Reference > Cross Reference), choosing the page number only.

Unfortunately, it seems that updating isn't quite as automatic as it should be. This is what seems to work: Still in the footnote, click into the field which shows the page number, and use shift & F9 to show the field codes. You can now click into the field code of the reference (not the cross-references page), and hit shift & F9 to reveal the normal reference. Use Zotero Refresh to get the X being replaced with the actual page number.

If the page number changes, you need to update the cross-references (F9) and then use Zotero Refresh. I know this is not quite automatic, but at least the page numbers will be sorted out by Word and therefore be correct.

Edit: rephrased, trying to make easier to understand.

roypeled

Thanks for the responses.
Thanks q for your idea, not sure I got it, but anyhow I'll guess I'll wait with it for my next work, put it in manually for now.

Roy