Creating a Publication with Writer
You are using Writer from OpenOffice.org or LibreOffice to write a thesis or journal submission. Using Citavi's Publication Assistant you can insert your sources and quotations in your Writer document. When your document is finished, format it with Citavi. Citavi searches the placeholders in your document, replaces them with the correct formatting, and adds a bibliography.
If you're working with the Publication Assistant you should select your citation style before you insert references in your document. Depending on the style you select, the Publication Assistant will insert your references in the text or in the footnotes. Switching from a footnote style to an in-text citation style (or vice versa) can be very difficult later on. However, it's fine to change styles when formatting your document as long as the style is the same type.
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In Citavi select Writer as your default word processor. On the Tools menu, click Extras.
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Select Writer.
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Open your Writer document.
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In Citavi, on the Citation menu, click Publication Assistant.
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Click Float to keep the Publication Assistant in focus.
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To save space on small screens, click Mini to make the Publication Assistant smaller.
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Double-click a reference to insert it.
Citavi inserts the reference using placeholders: {Name Year #Sequence number}.
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Quotations are inserted the same way. Double-click a quotation to insert it.
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After you have inserted all of your references, format your publication. Citavi replaces the placeholders with formatted references and creates a bibliography containing all sources cited.
On the Citation menu, click Format publication, and then click Choose documents.
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Select the document you want to format.
Citavi scans your document for placeholders. Placeholders that were successfully matched to a single reference appear with a green check mark. A red "X" indicates a broken placeholder; double check the placeholder against the reference's sequence number.
Click Format.
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Citavi creates a copy of your document and appends the selected citation style to the file name.
Important: Never insert additional placeholders into a formatted document. When you need to make changes to your document, always edit the unformatted manuscript and then format again.
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Under Tools > Options you can specify that the Publication Assistant should insert a footnote rather than an in-text citation.
See also:
Citavi in Detail: Creating Publications with Writer
