When adding footnote page numbers, how do I replace the period (".") preceding the page numbers with a comma (",")?

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I have created a custom style based off of the “Chicago 16th Footnote” style. I want to add page numbers to the footnote citation as I cite. After inserting the footnote in MS Word, I use the “Edit & Manage Citations” option to add page numbers. I would like the period at the end of the original citation to be updated to a comma.

For example, right now the citation without page numbers looks like:

John Doe, “Some Title.” (2016).

, which is good.

When I add page numbers it looks like:

John Doe, “Some Title.” (2016). 1-3.

But I would like it to look like:

John Doe, “Some Title.” (2016), 1-3.

Thoughts?

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Insert the commands for “Forced Separation” (shown as vertical bar) and “Link Adjacent Text” (shown as asterisk):

Author, “Title.” |(Year)|,*Cited Pages|.

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Thank you. Yes, I had tried this–I should have given more information in my original post. I think what’s messing things up is that I have 3 custom fields that follow the page numbers. I’ll add information replying to my original post.

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I didn’t mention that I have custom fields following my page numbers that may or may not be present. For example

John Doe, “Some Title.” (2016), custom1, custom2, custom3.

If I want to add page number, to the foot note, I would like it to look like

“John Doe, “Some Title.” (2016), 1-3, custom1, custom2, custom3.” 

when custom fields are present or

John Doe, “Some Title.” (2016), 1-3.

when there are no custom fields. 

I’ve tried all combinations of | and linked adjacent text that I can think of with no luck. 

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Attach your modified output style (“choose file” below the reply box) so we can look at the actual items in the footnote template for the reference type you are working with.  That is the easiest way to identify the problem.  

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I appreciate the help. The actual file is on a terminal without an internet connection, but keeping your forced separation style, the typed-out report reference type looks like:

Author, Type “Title,”|*[Translated Title]|*ed.*Series Editor|,*trans,*. Department/Division|,*Edition*ed.,*Series Volume*vol.*Volume|,*Series Title|*(|Place Published|:*Institution, Year|)|, |*URL|,*Cited Pages|, Custom1|, Custom2Text:*Custom2|, Custom3Text:*Custom3|, Custom4Text:*Custom4|.

, with the problem code being:

,*Cited Pages|, Custom1|, Custom2Text:*Custom2|, Custom3Text:*Custom3|, Custom4Text:*Custom4|.

When the pages aren’t added in the Endnote Library, but rather through editing the footnote citation, I seem to punctuation thrown off. Even a period after the (Institution, Year) field and page number.

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Not sure I understand the Custom2 custom2text -are they two different fields, or one is the field, and one is printed when the field contains text?  

  • can you give an example of the expected output?  
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Ah yes… was keeping generic, but that was probably more confusing.

I’ll change

,*Cited Pages|, Custom1|, Custom2Text:*Custom2|, Custom3Text:*Custom3|, Custom4Text:*Custom4|.

to:

,*Cited Pages|, classification|, Classified By:*Custom2|, Reason:*Custom3|, Declassify on:*Custom4|.

Without page numbers, the footnote should read something like:

John Doe, “Some Title.” (2016).

Without page numbers but with custom fields, the footnote should be:

John Doe, “Some Title.” (2016), Classified, Classified By: Jane Doe, Reason: 1, Declassify on: 3 June 2016.

And when I add page numbers for the reference through editing the footnote, I should have something like:

John Doe, “Some Title.” (2016), 2-10.

or

John Doe, “Some Title.” (2016), 2-10, Classified, Classified By: Jane Doe, Reason: 1, Declassify on: 3 June 2016.Classified, Classified By: Jane Doe, Reason: 1, Declassify on: 3 June 2016.

,depending on whether or not the custom fields were present.

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Messing around, I saw a / instead of a |  in the original one you posted and some random spaces and punctuation.  

I tried to put in red areas/characters I would change.  

Author, Type “Title,”|*[Translated Title]|*ed.*Series Editor|,*trans,*(.remove this full stop and space)Department/Division|,*Edition*ed.^ed.|,*Series Volume*vol.*Volume|,*Series Title|*(|Place Published|:*Institution, Year|)|,(remove this space and |)*URL|,*Cited Pages|,Custom1|,Custom2Text:*Custom2|,Custom3Text:*Custom3|,Custom4Text:*Custom4|.  Also make sure that the words  |,*Classified*by:* and  |,*Declassified*on:*  have the link adjacents in them.  

(compare to what I copied and pasted from your original post on this:)

Author, Type “Title,”|*[Translated Title]|*ed.*Series Editor|,*trans,*. Department/Division|,*Edition*ed.,*Series Volume*vol.*Volume|,*Series Title|*(|Place Published|:*Institution, Year|)|, |*URL|,*Cited Pages|, Custom1|, Custom2Text:*Custom2|, Custom3Text:*Custom3|, Custom4Text:*Custom4|.

But it is really hard and I could do better if I could work directly on the file!  see if the above helps?  
footnotetest.ens (86.5 KB)

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Made another change in the prior email – missed another  bit to removed – edited it and it is in bold red.  

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Thank you so much for your time.