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February 14, 2023 By Karen Kenjosian

Tip Tuesday | How to Edit a Citation

Happy Valentine’s Day! Are you loving our Tip Tuesday missives? It’s no secret we admire you! Let’s get to the heart of the matter with another tip to help you get the most out of Scrible! We would love to know what tips you want in the future! 🙂

Today’s Tip: How to Edit a Citation
When creating a bibliography, it’s essential to have the accurate citations. Scrible automagically generates citations for your sources. However, if an auto-generated citation is missing any required info, you can (and should) edit it to to update and correct it. Here’s how to do that…


Step 1: Go to My Library and…


Step 2: Click on the title of the source to open it.


Step 3: Select the Citation Sidebar to see the citation editor


Step 4: Note that missing elements of the citation glow red. In this example, the journal title is missing. Let’s fix that. 


Step 5: Entering the publication name prompts additional fields to complete. Edit them as needed.


Step 6: At the bottom of the Citation Sidebar, your citation updates in real-time and is auto saved.


Happy Scribling!

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Filed Under: Product, Tip Tuesday, Training and Support Tagged With: apa, bibliography, citation, citation generator, citations, education, librarians, mla, research

February 7, 2023 By Karen Kenjosian

Tip Tuesday | How to Rename the Title of a Source

It’s Tuesday, so you know what that means! Another Tip Tuesday to help you get the most out of Scrible!

Today’s Tip: How to Edit the Name of a Source
Scrible is a fantastic tool for compiling and citing sources, editing annotations, creating outlines, and writing papers. However, sometimes you pull an article or document into My Library with a name that does not reflect the content. No worries! Here are two ways to change the name of your Source.

When you Know the Name

If you know what you want to call the Source, you can change the name in three easy steps.


When you Need to Find the Name in the Source

Happy Scribling!

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Please let us know what kinds of tips you would like to see! 

Thank you for using Scrible!

Filed Under: Tip Tuesday, Training and Support Tagged With: apa, bibliography, citation generator apa, department of education, education, format apa citation, mla citation, mla citation generator, mla format

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