Automatically arrange references in increasing number

Question

I have \cite{b,c,a,d} which generates [2, 3, 1, 4].

Is it possible to automatically make them in increasing order without manually changing \cite{b,c,a,d} to \cite{a,b,c,d}.

Any help and suggestions will be much appreciated.

Gonzalo Medina · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-17 04:41:47Z

up vote 7 down vote accepted

If not using natbib, then add to the preamble:

\usepackage[sort,nocompress]{cite}

the nocompress option will prevent the default compression of consecutive numbers into ranges. If using natbib, load it using the sort option:

\usepackage[sort]{natbib}

edited May 17 '12 at 4:41

answered May 17 '12 at 3:46

Gonzalo Medina
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Thanks. This will make [1]-[4]. But, I would like to see all [1,2,3,4]. Is this possible? – Bill May 17 '12 at 3:50

I found the answer, \usepackage[sort,nocompress]{cite}. Thanks for the pointer and help. – Bill May 17 '12 at 3:54

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@Bill I've added the nocompress option to the answer; I forgot cite activates compression automatically. – Gonzalo Medina May 17 '12 at 4:43

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