Important: This task can only be performed in a Microsoft® Word document
1. Select Citation () from a LexisNexis® PatentOptimizer™ menu, toolbar, or right-click menu.
2. Click Add/Edit Cite Formats.
3. Create a new citation format by highlighting an existing format, then clicking Copy.
4. In the Edit box, modify the name of the newly created format as desired.
5. In the lower pane, modify the definition for the newly created format by changing the text and punctuation outside of the bracketed material or the order of the bracketed material.
6. Click Preview to view a sample citation using the new format in the lowermost pane.
7. Click Save to save the citation format.
Tip:
- To reorganize all but the default citation format in order of preference, click the listing for a citation format that you want to move, then click the Up Arrow or Down Arrow until the selected listing is in the desired position.
- To permanently remove a citation format, select the corresponding listing, then click Delete.