Library Content

The library content is displayed in the form of a list. By default, the fields that are displayed for each reference are: Author, Year and Title of Publication. The displayed fields can be customized from the Preferences menu. From the CiteSmart Edit menu, go to "Preferences" and click "Table Panel".

The library content panel accept several Drag and Drop operations: drag a link (from a web browser, the corresponding reference in PubMed will be added to the library), drag a file like a PDF (the file will be added to the reference on which it is dropped). Learn more about Drag and Drop operations in CiteSmart.

Right clicking on a reference(s) will bring up a context menu. The options are also found in the Library menu. The options are self explanatory. If multiple references are selected:

• "Apply Label" will apply the label to all selected references.
• "Edit" will edit the first reference.
• "Remove Label" will remove the label to all selected references that have this label.
• "Delete" will delete all selected references after confirmation. If you want to bypass the confirmation press "shift + del" (be cautious as references are deleted permanently).
• "Mark"will mark all selected references. They will then be accessible under the Marked category.
• "Unmark"will unmark all selected references.
• "Open URL" will open the URL of the first selected reference.
• "View Linked File" will open the file of the first selected reference (or do nothing if the first selected reference has no linked file).
• "Rename Linked File" will rename / move a file linked to a record and maintain the record integrity. This means that the file corresponding to the reference will be found by CiteSmart. If you rename the file outside of CiteSmart, the library won't be updated and the file corresponding to the reference won't be found.
• "Remove Linked File" will unlink the file and the first selected reference (or do nothing if the first selected reference has no linked file). Note that the file is not deleted.

Double click on a reference to open the Edit window. The user can modify the reference as needed. If multiple references are selected, only the first one will be edited.

To link a file (such as a PDF) to a reference, click on the "More" button in the Edit window or scroll to the bottom of the Edit window. Then double click on “Linked File” (or in its text box) to open a Browse window and choose a file to link. The file can either be viewed by using the "View Linked File" from the right click context menu of a reference. The same thing can be done through the Library menu by using the "Link Reference to a File" option followed by the "View Linked File" option. Note that it is possible to Drag a File to a reference. CiteSmart will link the file to the reference automatically (as long as it is not a style file or a library file). Learn more about Drag and Drop options in CiteSmart.

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