Edit References

Edit a Single Reference

In Normal View

Click on the reference in the reference list. In Reference Preview pane click on the pencil icon to open Reference Editor pane. 

Pencil icon in Reference Preview pane in Normal View

Click Show all fields in Reference Edit pane to see all available fields.

Show all fields toggle in Reference Editor pane

 

Or, click Add more fields... to add specific fields.

 

Add more fields... in Reference Editor pane

Find and Complete Reference Feature 

Reference details can be auto populated using the Find and Complete Reference feature. This is available in fields: Title, ISSN, ISBN and DOI. See here for more information. See Find and Complete Reference Feature.

In Table View

Click on the reference in the reference list, Reference Editor pane opens automatically.

Reference Editor pane in Table View

In Full View

Click the pencil icon to open Reference Edit pane, or click on the field to open Reference Editor pane and place go directly to field.

Pencil icon and selected field in Full View
Reference Editor pane in Full View

 

In Citation View

Click on the reference in the reference list. In Reference Preview pane click on the pencil icon to open Reference Editor pane. 

Pencil icon in Reference Preview pane in Normal View


Rich-text edit is available when selecting contents within text fields: Title, Alternate Title, Abstract, Notes, and custom fields.

Rich-text edit menu in Title field

 

Edit References in Bulk

Select references that should be edited in bulk in the reference list, or go to folder.  Click on Bulk edit under Tools in Reference and Tools Actions menu. 

 

Bulk Edit menu item

Optionally, select to edit all references and not only selected references.

 

Bulk edit select reference options

Select whether to add a field, delete a field, or replace part or entire value in a field.

Bulk edit options

 

Bulk Edit Add

Add: add a field or add to the electronic source fields.

Add a field

Select Add, select the field name, enter the value, and select what to do if the field already contains a value: leave the value alone, overwrite the value, or append the new value to the existing value. Click on Add data.
Date field cannot be appended. 

Bulk edit Add options

Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box. 
This action cannot be undone.

Bulk edit Add data modal

Add to the electronic source fields

Select Add, select Add to electronic source fields, enter values for Source Name, Source DB, URL, and/or Date Retrieved. Select what to do if the field already contains a value: leave the value alone, overwrite the value, or append the new value to the existing value.  Click on Add data.

Bulk edit Add to electronic source fields options

Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box. 
This action cannot be undone.

Bulk edit Add to electronic source fields modal

 

Bulk Edit Delete

Select Delete, select the field, click Delete Data.

Bulk edit delete options

Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box. 
This action cannot be undone.

Bulk edit delete modal

Bulk Edit Replace

Select Replace, select the field, type in text to replace. Select to Match Case and/or Match Word. Type in new text to replace existing text. Click in Replace data.

Only simple text strings are supported. Regular expressions are not supported. Every instance of the matching text in the selected field is replaced with the new text.

Bulk edit replace options

 

Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box. 
This action cannot be undone.

Bulk edit replace data modal

 

Duplicate a Reference

Select the reference to duplicate. In the Reference View pane, click on the Create Duplicate icon.

Reference View pane Create a duplicate icon

 


Or, in Reference Editor pane, click Create Duplicate button

Reference Editor pane Create Duplicate button

 

Make changes to any field in Reference Editor, if needed. Click Save. New reference will have a unique Ref ID. Attachments are not automatically duplicated and must be attached, if needed.

 

Create Duplicate Save

 

Delete References

Select the reference(s) to be moved Trash folder. Click on Delete on the Restore Reference and Tools Actions menu. Click Move Selected to Trash.

Delete reference

When in Folder, reference can removed from Folder. It will remain in All References but Folder assignment will be removed.

Remove references from Folder

Restore Deleted References

Deleted references can be restored from trash folder.

In Trash folder, select references to be restored and click Restore Reference and Tools Actions menu. If deleted from folder, references are restored to the same folder.

Restore Selected References Button

 

 

 

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