# Allow customization of column field in main screen

**URL:** <https://community.endnote.com/t/allow-customization-of-column-field-in-main-screen/349379>\
**Category:** EndNote Product Suggestions\
**Created:** [February 28, 2017, 6:23am UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/allow-customization-of-column-field-in-main-screen/349379 "2017-02-28T06:23:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![philippebruno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@philippebruno](https://community.endnote.com/u/philippebruno)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 6:23am UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/allow-customization-of-column-field-in-main-screen/349379/1 "2017-02-28T06:23:06Z")

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EndNote X8 allows the user to display all authors or only the last name of the first author under the “Author” column in the main screen. How about allowing users to precisely control what to display? I would love to see APA still names in that colum (ie. Lastname, A. & Lastname, B.).

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**Author:** ![garyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a9a28c/32.png) [@garyo](https://community.endnote.com/u/garyo)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/allow-customization-of-column-field-in-main-screen/349379/2 "2018-03-13T04:52:16Z")

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I agree

I use the screen display to check my references are complete e.g., journala rticles include DOI and this “pre-formatting” would eliminate cockpit errors as well as detect style format errors

This would not be hard for them to do but be a real boon

EndNote developers are you listening?