How to custom arrange in-text citations

Hi Everyone

I am looking for help with my in-text citations. I have 3 papers from the same authors published in the shame year (productive of them!). Currently they are arranged alphabetical based on the title, but I want them to be arranged based on order of appearance in the text.

It is arranged in the bibliography as follows:

Haim A, Fourie FL (1980a) Heat production in cold and long scotophase acclimated and winter acclimatized rodents. Int J Biometeorol 24:231-236

Haim A, Fourie FL (1980b) Heat production in nocturnal (Praomys natalensis) and diurnal (Rhabdomys pumilio) South African murids. S Afr J Zool 15:91-94

Haim A, Fourie FL (1980c) Long scotophase increases heat production in Rhabdomys pumilio and Praomys natalensis (Rodentia). S Afr J Sci 73:89

However, I cite Haim A, Fourie FL (1980b) first, and would like it to become Haim A, Fourie FL (1980a). Any advice?

Hi All

So I managed to figure it out, with a bit of help from a friend and the internet.

  1. Choose “Edit…Preferences”
  2. Select “Reference Types” then choose the “Modify Reference Types” button.
  3. Scroll down in the table of reference types, until you see the Generic
    name of the Custom field on the left column (i.e., “Custom 1,” “Custom 2”).
  4. Type in the name of the Custom field across that entire row to ensure you
    are adding it to all reference types. (Note that you can call the Custom
    field anything you want (i.e., “Special Notes”) but remember that when
    searching or sorting, EndNote will use the generic name “Custom 1” or
    “Custom 2,” etc. for that field).
  5. Click OK to save you Reference Types.
  6. Click OK again to save your Preferences.

Now open any reference, and you will see your custom field with the name you
have assigned it. Then you can assign those specific refs 1,2,3 and choose the custom in the sort category.