Creating a Bibliography
A bibliography is a list of works that you reference in a document.
Storing Bibliographic Information
OpenOffice.org stores bibliographic information in a bibliography database, or in an individual document.
To store information in the bibliography database:
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Choose Tools - Bibliography Database.
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Choose Insert - Record.
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Type a name for the bibliography entry in the Short name box, and then add additional information to the record in the remaining boxes.
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Close the Bibliography Database window.
To store bibliographic information in an individual document:
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Click in your document where you want to add the bibliography entry.
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Select From document content and click New.
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Type a name for the bibliography entry in the Short name box.
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Select the publication source for the record in the Type box, and then add additional information in the remaining boxes.
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Click OK.
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In the Insert Bibliography Entry dialog, click Insert, and then Close.
 | When you save a document that contains bibliography entries, the corresponding records are automatically saved in a hidden field in the document. |
Inserting Bibliography Entries From the Bibliography Database
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Click in your document where you want to add the bibliography entry.
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Choose Insert - Indexes and Tables - Bibliography Entry.
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Select From bibliography database.
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Select the name of the bibliography entry that you want to insert in the Short name box.
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Click Insert and then click Close.
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