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  1. In either a search or a folder (such as "Unfiled") select the references you want to group by clicking the checkboxes next to them.
  2. At the top of your list of references you'll see a drop-down menu that says "Add to Group". If you already have a group to add them to, you can select it from that menu:

If you want to create a new group to add your references to, choose "New group", type in the name for your new group and hit enter: Image Modified

You can also add your items to a "Quick List" in order to group them temporarily for a bibliography or export.

You can add items to more than one group; the only exception is 'Unfiled'-- once an item is added to a group, it will no longer appear in the Unfiled group.

Exporting References

To export references either to a bibliography or another citation software, go to the Format tab.

You can export all your references, only those in a particular group, or use the search function to make a "Quick List" to export certain references.

To export to a particular software:

  1. Under the Format tab, choose "Export References"
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  2. In the References section, choose the group you want to export.
  3. In the Export Style, choose the software type you want to export to. To export to a software that isn't in the list, choose "Tab Delimited"-- most software will allow you to import tab-delimited files.
  4. Choose "Save", "Email", or "Preview and Print".  If you are exporting to a program that you have on the machine you are currently using, "Save" is your best bet.
  5. Import the file into the software using the software's capabilities.

To Create a Bibliography

  1. Make sure you have a group or a "Quick List" with the items you want on the bibliography.
  2. Under the Format  tab, click on "Bibliography".
  3. In the References section, choose the group you want to export.
  4. In the Bibliographic style section, choose the Bibliography style, such as "APA 6th", "MLA-Annotated" or "Chicago 15th A" (to limit the list of styles to ones you actually use, you can click on "Customize this list" and
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