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To export references either to a bibliography or another citation software, go to the Format taboption in the stripe at the top.

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.

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  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.

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Create a Bibliography

  1. Make sure you have a group or a "Quick List" with the items you want on to appear in the bibliography.
  2. Under the Format  tabIn the bar at the top, click on " Format, then on Bibliography".
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  1. In the References section, choose the group you want to export.
  2. 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 listSelect Favorites" and select only the styles you want to display.)
  3. In the File Format section, choose HTML, TXT (plain text file), or  or RTF (rich text format). To retain the correct formatting for Word or other word processors, we recommend choosing either RTF or HTML.
  4. Click Save to save the file locally, (Or Email to send it; to just print out a copy, choose Preview and Print).

Once you've created the bibliography and saved the file to your hard drive, you should be able to open it with most word processors.