1. Getting started - grahamjevon/ReG GitHub Wiki

To run the program, you will need to:

1. Have Python installed on your computer/laptop/Mac

The program is written using the Python programming code. You therefore need a Python interpreter to run the program. There are many different Python packages available to download across the web. Here are three examples:

• Python https://www.python.org/downloads/
• Microsoft Windows store: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/python/beginners
• Spyder (within the Anaconda package) https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual

Downloading Anaconda and using Spyder to run the program is similar to downloading Microsoft Office (Anaconda) and using Excel (Spyder) to read and edit a spreadsheet.

2. Download ReG

To download ReG, go to the "Code" page, select "Clone", and then select "Download Zip".

There are 2 main parts to this download:

• The ReG program (ReG.py)
• The configuration file (ReG_Config.json)

You can save this anywhere on your computer. But depending on how you set the configuration file, you may need to ensure that these two files are located in the same folder as the Excel/Csv file that you want to generate references for.

3. Configure the ReG_Config.json file

This is the configuration file. The program can run without this, but it allows you to configure some settings to suit your particular requirements.

You can open and edit this file in any text editor (e.g. Notepad).

You only need to open this file in order to configure your settings. Once this is complete, you can leave it untouched. You just need to ensure that this file is stored in the same location as the ReG.py file. Click here for guidance on configuration.