# Endnote 7 - Author ONLY problem **URL:** \ **Category:** EndNote How To\ **Created:** [October 28, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/endnote-7-author-only-problem/310303 "2015-10-28T18:31:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pouria88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@pouria88](https://community.endnote.com/u/pouria88)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/endnote-7-author-only-problem/310303/1 "2015-10-28T18:31:48Z")
Hey all, Would it be possible to fix one of Endnote intext citation problems. I noted that when I choose “Display Author, exclude year”, the author is displayed in paranthesis (Author) rather than just displaying the Author (and no paranthesis). Eg: (Smith) said … but should be Smith said… Thanks ---
**Author:** ![kpc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ad7895/32.png) [@kpc](https://community.endnote.com/u/kpc)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/endnote-7-author-only-problem/310303/3 "2017-03-31T16:57:09Z")
Has this been addressed yet?  It is certainly frustrating not to be able to insert the citation without the year _and_ without parenthesis, given that APA now allows for citations of the same author in the same paragraph without the year.   ---
**Author:** ![sylvialee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@sylvialee](https://community.endnote.com/u/sylvialee)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/endnote-7-author-only-problem/310303/5 "2017-04-03T18:05:03Z")
That’s what I do. And I remember having to retype everything - on a typewriter, yet!  But it does seem it should be a fairly simple update and keep EndNote in sync with requirements every little bit helps because then updates are automatic. Just doesn’t make sense that it works in one citation format but not the other.  Have posted it to suggestions, as well.