Why does APA not work when using the "copy citation" and "copy bibliography" buttons?

cgltufts · 2025-10-07T02:20:38+00:00

Hi all,

I've been struggling with the "copy citation" and "copy bibliography" buttons on PC. I select APA in the settings and then only ACS is copied. Does anyone have any advice? Thank you!

dstillman · 2025-10-07T02:23:20+00:00

Where are you selecting the style?

You have to select the style in the Quick Copy section in the Export tab of the settings. You don’t select anything in the Style Manager in the Cite tab — that’s just for adding and removing styles.

cgltufts · 2025-10-07T20:18:17+00:00

It used to be that you selected the style in the Style Manager to use the "Copy Bibliography" option in the edit menu. How do you set the style when using this option now?
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damnation · 2025-10-07T20:22:43+00:00

The answer was given above. ;)
"You have to select the style in the Quick Copy section in the Export tab of the settings."

dstillman · 2025-10-07T20:26:01+00:00

(And this has always been the case.)

cgltufts · 2025-10-07T20:27:54+00:00

Thank you!