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== Join multiple references? ==
 
 
Is there any (automatic) way to coalesce multiple bibliographic references onto a single one? I mean, something like [1-3,56,99] instead of [1][2][3][56][99]. As far as I have seen, there is no option in OOo to do that.
 
 
If not possible, please let me know and I'll file an issue. Thanks in advance. [[User:Andvaranaut|CP]] 19:40, 22 May 2006 (CEST)
 
 
'''Answer'''
 
Yes, but not as automatically as you may like. There is an option in Inset->Indexes and Tables->Indexes and Tables:Type=Bibliography an option under the heading 'Formatting the entries' a pick-list for 'Brackets'. You can select NONE.
 
 
If you select Brackets=NONE then [1][2][3][56][99] becomes 1 2 3 56 99 and you can then manually insert the brackets and the commas to get the desired [1,2,3,56,99]. However there is currently no automatic support for specifying a range of citations like [1-3]. I have not come across any examples of this usage, for ranges of page numbers, yes, but not for ranges of citations. Can you provide a reference to a style guide that supports this usage. ?
 
 
[[User:Dnw|David Wilson]] 01:43, 24 May 2006 (CEST)
 

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