Re: Bibliography in Word 2007 Invalid source specified

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If none of the sources in the right column have a check mark next to
them, that would mean they aren't used in your text. That would
explain you seeing "Invalid source specified" in your text. However,
it doesn't explain you seeing that text in the preview pane.

In Manage Sources, could you select "Sort by Tag". Then, from the
current list (right column), write down the tag of one of the sources.
The tag will be the letters and numbers before the first comma.
Something like "Can92". Close the window again and in Word press CTRL
+F9. Two brackets will appear. In between them, type the CITATION
followed by the tag you found. So you will get something like
{ CITATION Can92 }. Now right click on it and pick "Update field...".

If the above still doesn't work, you can try the following: mail me a
Word 2007 document containing several in-text citations and a
bibliography. Make sure it shows the "Invalid source specified" stuff.
Also, mail me one of your styles. The styles can be found in the <Word
2007 directory>\Bibliography\Style (commonly, this is C:\Program Files
\Microsoft Office\Office12\Bibliography\Style). That way I should be
able to figure out if the problem is with the document, the
stylesheet, or your copy of word.

Yves
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http://www.codeplex.com/bibliography

On 11 nov, 00:50, RSkelton <RSkel...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It is a Word 2007 document. In Manage Sources I see all the sources I have
entered. None have a check mark beside them.  The preview pane says "invalid
source specified" for each of them.

Rob



"p0" wrote:
On 10 nov, 04:35, RSkelton <RSkel...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Yves,

I have the exact same problem. I also reinstalled Office and that did not
fix it. It happens with every style, and and it happens with every source.

Hoping you can help,
Rob.

The fact that you can actually select a style from the list implies
that they are installed and not corrupt.

Are you using a Word 2007 document? The citation and bibliography
tools are not 'useful' in Word 97-2003 documents. They only work in a
limited way.

In case you are creating a Word 2007 document, select "Manage Sources"
from the ribbon. In the right side column ("Current List"), there
should be a list of sources which are currently used in your document.

- Is this list empty?
- If the list is not empty, do you see check marks (little v's) in
front of any/all of them?

Yves
.

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