# Consecutive footnote problem

**URL:** <https://community.endnote.com/t/consecutive-footnote-problem/292323>\
**Category:** EndNote How To\
**Created:** [May 14, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/consecutive-footnote-problem/292323 "2013-05-14T17:16:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![alex\_dmh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@alex\_dmh](https://community.endnote.com/u/alex_dmh)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/consecutive-footnote-problem/292323/1 "2013-05-14T17:16:53Z")

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I’m struggling with what seems to be a glitch in the way consecutive footnote citations work.&nbsp; Can anyone help?

CWYW doesn’t cope with same reference repeating in consecutive citations with different page numbers.&nbsp; Instead of using “ibid” it inserts the full citation (not even short form).&nbsp; This is not a problem with repeats of the same source - i.e. no page number or same page number - where the whole thing is reduced to “ibid”.

I’ve got my output style (Oxford-Author Date) set up to handle consecutive citations of same reference in this way:

Replace repeated data with:&nbsp;&nbsp; Ibid.|,&nbsp;Volume|,&nbsp;Cited Pages|.

But CWYW doesn’t apply this rule, just gives full citation.&nbsp; Anyone know why?

I’m using Endnote X6 with Word 2007.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![rscontentadmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/439d5e/32.png) [@rscontentadmin](https://community.endnote.com/u/rscontentadmin)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/consecutive-footnote-problem/292323/2 "2013-05-14T19:05:42Z")

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Hello Alex,

If you make a copy of your paper and then reformat it with the Chicago 15A format, do the abbreviated citations still appear as full citations?

If not can you post your style so I can take a look.

Thanks,

Cheryl &nbsp;– The EndNote Team

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**Author:** ![alex\_dmh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@alex\_dmh](https://community.endnote.com/u/alex_dmh)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/consecutive-footnote-problem/292323/3 "2013-05-14T20:13:17Z")

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Cheryl,

Thanks for getting back to me.

I’ve tried reformatting with Chicago 16A&nbsp; (I don’t have 15A), and the same problem occurs (oddly with a slight variation - the full citation appears but excluding author).

I’m attaching my style, and I appreciate you looking into this.

Alex

[Oxford-Author Date Modified.ens](https://community.endnote.com/uploads/short-url/sgp0iVnY6RDdbqBZON5TrP392dI.ens) (49.8 KB)

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**Author:** ![alex\_dmh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@alex\_dmh](https://community.endnote.com/u/alex_dmh)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/consecutive-footnote-problem/292323/4 "2013-05-22T16:59:11Z")

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Hi Cheryl,

Have you managed to look into this footnoting problem?

Thanks,

Alex