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# Exporting modified citations without parentheses, page numbers, etc / Using citealt, citep, citet, and natibib

# Creating modified citation text

Whether you are writing in LaTeX or not, you can choose a citation to show with a modified citation text. For example, instead of showing as **(Einstein, 1905)**, you may want to show it as **Einstein (1905)**. 

You can modify the citation text using the citation tool, find a citation, and click "Change citation text", as shown below.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/956ad655c6bd5000/winter_hdaqio.gif)

If writing in LaTeX, you can also do so by altering the `\cite` command as follows:
* `\citet{Einstein1905}` produces **Einstein (1905)**
* `\citep{Einstein1905}` produces **(Einstein, 1905)**
* `\citep[See e.g.][for a nice review]{Einstein1905}` produces **(See e.g. Einstein, 1905, for a nice review)**
* `\citep[][p.22-23]{Einstein1905}` produces **(Einstein, 1905, p.22-23)**
* `\citealt[see][on page 1]{Einstein1905}` produces **see Einstein, 1905, on page 1**
* `\cite{Einstein1905,Einstein1922}` produces **(Einstein 1905, Einstein 1922)**
* For a full list of options, see [the natbib package](https://ctan.mirrors.hoobly.com/macros/latex/contrib/natbib/natbib.pdf).

|| **Want to include page numbers in your citations?** See [this article for an example](https://support.authorea.com/en-us/article/including-page-numbers-in-your-citations-2rzu09/).

# Exporting your article to PDF

||| You can only export modified citations **to PDF**. Word export only support normal citations.

1. From the toolbar, click in the cog icon ⚙️ in the right and select **Edit Macros** 
2. Add the following lines at the bottom of the file, between the last `\else` and `\fi`: 
```\usepackage{natbib} 
\bibliographystyle{plainnat}
```
3. Click **Save and Close**
4. Go back to the article, select **Export Options** and pick a citation style that contains `bibtex` in its name. For example, search and select **apacite (bibtex)** 
5. Export to PDF