# Endnote X7, APA 6th, and Word 2014 - Year showing up in all subsequent citations of same author

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**Created:** [September 20, 2014, 5:17am UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/endnote-x7-apa-6th-and-word-2014-year-showing-up-in-all-subsequent-citations-of-same-author/293307 "2014-09-20T05:17:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![mpenguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@mpenguin](https://community.endnote.com/u/mpenguin)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2014, 5:17am UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/endnote-x7-apa-6th-and-word-2014-year-showing-up-in-all-subsequent-citations-of-same-author/293307/1 "2014-09-20T05:17:15Z")

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Hi all. Been using Endnote X7 for a while (I get it through my school) but only recently noticed this problem.

If I cite an Author (Year), APA style dictates that in subsequent citations within the same paragraph, the (Year) is not needed. However, Endnote continues inserting Author (Year) every time. If I exclude the year, it reverts to (Author) instead of just Author.

I can’t seem to figure out how to get it to exclude the year in subsequent citations within the same paragraph. For reference, see p. 172 of the APA 6th edition manual:

“Within a paragraph, when the name of the author is part of the narrative, you need not include the year in subsequent nonparanthetical references to a study as long as the study cannot be confused with other studies cited in the article.”

Thanks for the help!

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**Author:** ![mpenguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@mpenguin](https://community.endnote.com/u/mpenguin)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/endnote-x7-apa-6th-and-word-2014-year-showing-up-in-all-subsequent-citations-of-same-author/293307/3 "2014-09-21T22:51:04Z")

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Does that mean that there’s no way to change it? I see a lot of options when going to “Edit citation” - certainly there’s some way to put that option in there, no?