Drag and Drop (DnD) Options in CiteSmart

Drag and Drop (DnD) is a convenient and fast way to perform certain tasks. There are Four DnD options in CiteSmart.

1- The RefDrag option:

This allows you to drag a link from PubMed website directly into the list of references (library content panel). If the URL corresponding to the link is a valid PubMed URL that points to an article, CiteSmart will load it and add the corresonding reference to the library. The link can be accepted from any web browser. This is one of the great CiteSmart features, along with CiteClick & RefClick.

2- Drag an URL

The difference between the RefDrag and this option is that RefDrag works with a link, while with this option you can drag a string (a piece of text). If this string is an URL, CiteSmart will load the reference.

3- Drag a File

You can also drag a file to the list of references. If this file is a library for CiteSmart (with extension ".lcs"), CiteSmart will load the library. If the file is a style file for CiteSmart (with extension ".scs"), CiteSmart will edit the style with the wizard. Otherwise, CiteSmart will link the file to the reference on which the file is dropped. The file can be any type of file: PDF, Word document, picture, word perfect etc... This file can then be viewed by right clicking on the reference and choosing "View Linked File".

4- Drag a Reference to a Label

You can drag a reference to a label in the label tree. This will add a label to the reference. To remove a label, for instance mylabel, right click on the labeled reference and choose the option Remove Label>mylabel.

The list of references or library content panel is pictured below.

5- Drag a Reference to the Marked key

You can drag a reference to the Marked key label tree. This will temporarily mark the reference. To unmark the reference, right click on the marked reference and choose the option Unmark.