# Endnote output is different in text than what is specified in output style

**URL:** <https://community.endnote.com/t/endnote-output-is-different-in-text-than-what-is-specified-in-output-style/287775>\
**Category:** EndNote General\
**Created:** [December 13, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/endnote-output-is-different-in-text-than-what-is-specified-in-output-style/287775 "2020-12-13T22:19:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![alakalamsal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@alakalamsal](https://community.endnote.com/u/alakalamsal)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/endnote-output-is-different-in-text-than-what-is-specified-in-output-style/287775/1 "2020-12-13T22:19:48Z")

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Hi,

I am expereincing problem regarding intext citation. Many authors are cited in text, but i want only one author and et al for following authors than first author. I have generated a new output style and the selection is clear but i repeatedly get the same problem. Please notice the intext citations in the picture below. Its so random. Somewhere it is one author followed by et.al. and somewhere it is 3 authors and then et al.

 ![Capture.JPG](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/endnote/original/1X/bb7af19fa178ca9ba5252931c6f1161cef378bf0.jpeg)