Hello @xiamenese,
I ended up changing the format of the endnotes in Nisus Writer Pro and then exporting the file into Word. After adjusting the mix of English and Japanese fonts to ensure that they were correct, I was still left with the challenge of moving the endnotes to the end of the main text and removing the horizontal bar that Word automatically places at the beginning of the endnotes.
I spent a couple of hours searching for a solution to the horizontal bar issue on the Internet and finally stumbled upon the following explanation which worked:
The solution can be found on page 6 of the PDF. It is so like Word to make it so complicated!
After doing this, I was able to copy and paste the references and end matter so that now they are where they should be at the end of the document. I had to do some more formatting because Word treated these components as part of endnotes. Very frustrating, but it got the job done.
I am at some sort of loss trying to work out what the Back Matter option is meant to do. I assume it is meant to do what it suggests and places back matter at the end of the document. But for me, the endnotes were always placed at the end of the document, no matter what settings I tried out. This one has me stumped.
For this paper, I ended up placing my references manually. I have Bookends, but my reference manager of choice is Zotero. (There is something about Zotero that works the way my mind works. I know that Bookends works well with Scrivener, but I need to use a reference manager that works well for me. I say, use the reference manager that works best for you!) I used Zotero to generate references in the required style and then pasted them into Scrivener. A messy way to go about things, but it worked. Plus, I was wary of adding another automatic feature into the mix, as it could cause more trouble than it’s worth.
After dealing with these issues, I can understand why people complain about the “compile” feature in Scrivener. It’s especially frustrating that the compile process comes right at the end of writing. That said, I’m truly grateful to Scrivener for being an excellent tool in every other way.
For this paper, I really put Scrivener through its paces, and it never crashed—not even once! Working with Scrivener late into the night was an absolute joy. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but it just works in a way that suits me perfectly. Thanks to @kewms and the team! I can’t wait to see what is in store in the new software currently in development. (I wish had made it in time to get a place as a beta tester. Darn!).
All in all, I now have the manuscript submitted and am waiting on the galley proofs. Without all the guidance from you @xiamenese and @AmberV this would not have been possible. So many thanks to you both!!!