Here are examples of actual reference entries and how they can be output (to the Bibliography Window or a file) by designing different formats. References are preceded by letters; formats are preceded by numbers. To make the examples easier to follow, keywords and abstracts are not included in the reference information, and blank fields are not listed. Where appropriate, a space is represented by an underline.
These examples should help you in creating your own formats. Examine them carefully to learn how the formatting works. The Show Example button with the Format is also extremely useful. Before formatting large amounts of data, you should click on this button to see what your formatted output will look like. You have the ability to create a wide variety of formats in Bookends. We suggest you experiment with the formats before formatting large numbers of references.
It is very important that data be entered consistently in your references. If you place a period after a field in some references, but leave it out in others, your formatted output may not be consistent.
Reference A: Creating an indented listing.
Often, you will want to generate a bibliography where the numbers line up on the left and the text lines up to the right of the number:
1. Poole, Lon. “Five Mid-Range Hard Disks.” MacWorld 5 (July 1988) : 94-101.
2. Bayles, Michael, and Bayles, Melanie. “Publishing with Word.” MacWorld 5
(July 1988) : 128-133.
To do this, you need to insert a TAB in the beginning of the Format Order. Enter the TAB by typing ^I (both characters) or clicking on the TAB button (don’t press the TAB key):
 
Next, Copy and Paste or export the references to your word processor, highlight the bibliography, and then set the rulers as shown below:
MacWrite II:
 
Microsoft Word 4 or 5:
 
WordPerfect 3:
 
Reference B:
AUTHORS: Fitzgibbon, GM
Burton, JR
Leach, AJ
TITLE: Tax deductions and your personal computer–5 ways to save
money
JOURNAL: Home Finance
VOLUME: 57
PAGES: 1070-4
DATE: 1978
LOCATION: Home
TYPE: j
Format 1:
First Authors: Surname First
Subsequent Authors: Surname Last
Initials Only: Checked
Punct. After Initial: ._
Punct. Between Authors: ,_
Separate last authors with: ,_and_
Name: Sample1
Type: j
Order: $Authors: $a^M$Title: $t.
yields:
Authors: Fitzgibbon, G. M., J. R. Burton, and A. J. Leach
Title: Tax deductions and your personal computer–5 ways to save money.
Format 2:
First Author: Surname Last
Subsequent Authors: Surname Last
Initials Only: Checked
Punct. After Initial: blank
Punct. between authors: _
Separate last authors with: ,_
Name: Sample2
Type: j
Order: “t.” $By $a. $In $j (d) $Pages: $p-.
yields:
“Tax deductions and your personal computer–5 ways to save money.” By GM
Fitzgibbon JR Burton, AJ Leach. In Home Finance (1978) Pages: 1070-4.
Reference C:
AUTHORS: Collins, Glenn
TITLE: Single Father Survey Finds Adjustment a Problem
JOURNAL: Daily Tribune
VOLUME: late ed.
PAGES: B17
DATE: 21 Nov. 1983
LOCATION: Royal Oak, MI
Type: n
(Note, here the type is for newspaper articles)
Format 3:
First Authors: Surname First
Subsequent Authors: Surname Last
Initials Only: Unchecked
Punct. between Authors: ,_
Separate last authors with: and_
Name: Sample MLA
Type: n
Order: a. t j [l] d, v : p.
yields:
Collins, Glenn. Single Father Survey Finds Adjustment a Problem Daily Tribune
[Royal Oak, MI] 21 Nov. 1983, late ed. : B17.
Format 4:
First Authors: Surname Last
Subsequent Authors: Surname Last
Initials Only: Checked
Punct. After initials: .
Punct. between Authors: ,_
Separate last authors with: and_
Name: Sample
Type: N
Order: t. a. (j [l]) $on $d.
yields:
Single Father Survey Finds Adjustment a Problem. G. Collins. (Daily Tribune
[Royal Oak, MI]) on 21 Nov. 1983.
Reference D:
AUTHORS: Tarkington, Justin
Metriere, Jean-Claude
Hudson, John R
TITLE: The effects of low dose radiation on stem cell maturation in 2 week
old chicks
JOURNAL: J Exp Sci
VOLUME: 44
PAGES: 87-95
DATE: 1974
PUBLISHER: Harper & Row
EDITORS: Smith, JB
Joseph, RL
LOCATION: Office
Type: b
Format 5
First Author: Surname Last
Subsequent Authors: Surname Last
Initials Only: Unchecked
Separate authors with: ,_
Punct. between Authors: _&_
Name: Sample 4
Order: a, t. $In $j. $Ed. by $e. u, (d).
yields:
Justin Tarkington, Jean-Claude Metriere & John R Hudson, The effect of low dose
radiation on stem cell maturation in 2 week old chicks. In J Exp Sci. Ed. by JB
Smith & RL Joseph. Harper & Row, (1974).
Format 6
First Author: Surname First
Subsequent Authors: Surname Last
Initials Only: Checked
Punct. after initials: .
Separate authors with: ,_
Punct. between Authors: _and_
Name: Sample 4
Order: “t.” $By $a (e, $editor+). From $j.
yields:
“The effect of low dose radiation on stem cell maturation in 2 week old chicks.” By
Tarkington, J., J.C. Metriere and J.R. Hudson (J.B. Smith, and R.L. Joseph,