Click Check Cite Format in the LexisNexis ® tab.Take the following steps to automatically correct your citations: Once you click Auto-Correct All, the changes cannot be undone and your document is automatically updated with the suggested cite format provided by Lexis for Microsoft Office.Ĭitations marked with any other Scoreboard icons are not corrected with the Auto-Correct All features.
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These citations are recognized citations but do not conform to style manual guidelines. The Auto-Correct All feature automatically corrects citations marked with a yellow exclamation point. Red X - Number of cites you have marked as not a cite.Red circle with a check - Number of cites that are not valid but you've confirmed as acceptable.Red question mark - Number of cites that are not recognized as valid.Yellow square with a check - Number of nonconforming cites you've confirmed as acceptable.Yellow exclamation point - Number of cites that are recognized but do not conform to selected style guide.Green check - Number of cites recognized by the system as valid.The following is a list of the Scoreboard icons and their meanings: Note: The Check Cite Format feature is not available in Microsoft Outlook.Ĭheck Cite Format has a scoreboard that provides the number of citations available and whether the citations are correct, need review, invalid, etc. If you close the Check Cite Format feature without completing all citations, you can pick up where you left off. You do not have to complete all the citations in the Check Cite Format feature at one time. You can select a citation you have already completed to edit or Undo.Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each citation.Not a Citation if the citation is not a proper citation.Change cite boundaries to include additional text from your document as part of the cite.Let me edit text of current citation to edit your original citation.Use Current to use your original citation format.Use Suggestion to accept the suggested citation format.Follow the on-screen guidance to activate all options. Note: Some of the options may be grayed out depending on other citations listed in the report. Note: If you are using Lexis for Microsoft Office on Office 360 (Word Online) or Word 2016, the Check Cite Format report opens in a separate window. Select a citation in the LexisNexis pane.Take the following steps to check your citation formats: The program then offers suggestions for the correct format which you can review or edit. When you click the Check Cite Format button, Lexis for Microsoft Office runs through all the citations in your document and automatically identifies improperly formatted cites. Lexis ® for Microsoft ® Office checks the citations in your Word document to make sure they are in the proper format for your jurisdiction. Troubleshooting and Removing Citation MetadataĬitations Recognized by Lexis for Microsoft Office The Lexis ® for Microsoft ® Office Check Cite Format feature is available on Microsoft® Office 365 (Word Online), Word 2016, and Microsoft Office 2007-2010 products.