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>> My wife's requirements were the same as yours, i.e. one format in the
>> footnote the first time the reference appears and a different format for
>> subsequent times.  I simply set up the formats and named one "First Ref" and
>> the other "Second Ref."
>> (These are in addition to the regular bibliography format.) Using Word 5.1,
>> you insert your footnote number,  go to ENDNOTE, select the proper footnote
>> format, click on the right reference, go back to Word's footnote window, and
>> paste (control-v).  The footnote is there in the proper format, and all you
>> have to add is the page reference.
>>

I have played around with this a bit, and took some steps you may have
made, but did not mention. Since I use a style based on Turabian, the short
form should look like this:  Author's last name, "Short Title."
A good way to achieve this (short of pasting in long form citations and
modifying them by hand) is to do the following:
1) rename an unused field (e.g., "Tertiary Title") as "Short Title";
2) in each reference, enter the shortened title as you wish it to appear
into this field (usually this means copying the first few words of the full
title);
3) create a new style (e.g., "Short Form" or "Second Ref");
4) Select "Citations..." from the "Edit Styles" menu, and set the author's
name under "first appearance" to Last Name;
5) Set up the new style format: Author, "Short Title." For me, the generic
reference type is sufficient.
6) If you have QuicKeys (and you really ought to), you can then create a
simple sequence which selects the "Short Form" style, and inserts the
formatted reference into your document. All you have to do is click on the
desired reference and start the sequence. (you may wish to create
additional sequences which select each formatting style you use.)

Since I use Nisus Writer, I use a combined QuicKeys/Nisus macro which
switches from EN to NW, turns on the Scrap Converter, pastes the formatted
reference into the footnote window, and then adjusts the ruler settings and
text style to what I want. It's not nearly as complicated as it might
sound, and it saves a number of steps.

Of course, you will still need to add page numbers, if needed; it certainly
won't help you with "Ibid." And you'll have to decide how to deal with your
existing references; adding a short title to several dozen takes about 5-10
minutes. I only wish _someone_ had thought of (or suggested) this a long
time ago....


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Peter Weil
Political Science Department
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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