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by Sarah1986
Thu Apr 24, 2025 12:34 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: how to enable keyboard shortcuts in PDF annotation
Replies: 1
Views: 2626

how to enable keyboard shortcuts in PDF annotation

I'm sure that there is some quick fix to this - could someone point me in the right direction?

each time I try to use a keyboard shortcut - I get an 'error sound' from my mac. For example, I highlight some text on a PDF inside BE using my mouse and the little annotation bar pops up, then I use ...
by Sarah1986
Tue Apr 08, 2025 9:12 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Smart group- SQL/Regex for marked up PDF
Replies: 4
Views: 12100

Re: Smart group- SQL/Regex for marked up PDF

Thanks Jon.As the annotations generate text in the notecard field ("notes") - it is possible to do a SQL/Regex for the references with recent changes or updates to the notes field of the database? Would this work as a "work around"? I'll go and have a look at the Apple script forum and see if there ...
by Sarah1986
Tue Apr 08, 2025 1:53 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Smart group- SQL/Regex for marked up PDF
Replies: 4
Views: 12100

Smart group- SQL/Regex for marked up PDF

Hi,
I'd like to form a smart group that can filter for a PDF that has been marked up/annotated - either within a specific time period (e.g the past 4 weeks) or in a specific group.

There's no standard option for this in smart groups but I'm pretty sure it can be done by SQL/Regex but I'm not ...
by Sarah1986
Thu Feb 20, 2025 12:02 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Unlock notecards
Replies: 6
Views: 21022

Re: page numbers

Hi Jon (and others),

I'm coming back to this question as I've now got a long report that has the page numbers in both roman numerals ( i-x) for the first 10 pages, and then
in decimal numbers 1-128 for the body of the report. Is there anyway to capture both these systems with quotes? Or should I ...
by Sarah1986
Mon Feb 17, 2025 6:55 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: No icloud access, best way to set up library?
Replies: 3
Views: 7994

Re: No icloud access, best way to set up library?

Thanks Jon - I'll do this.
What is the best way to make my library portable in this case?

I'm on my work computer (no icloud access) about 80% of the time, but the other 20% I need to access my BE library from a personal laptop and sometimes home mac desktop. It's a bit unclear to me how best to ...
by Sarah1986
Sun Feb 16, 2025 8:29 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: No icloud access, best way to set up library?
Replies: 3
Views: 7994

No icloud access, best way to set up library?

Hi,

I use a work computer (Mac desktop) and our IT department have changed how they manage them and have removed icloud access. I am no longer able to sign into icloud on my work computer.

I had Bookends set up with the PDF folder in icloud, and I also use Bookends ios.

I tried downloading my ...
by Sarah1986
Wed Aug 21, 2024 12:28 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Import .ris file always end up blank
Replies: 4
Views: 7411

Re: Import .ris file always end up blank

I can't attach a .ris file to the forum because it gives me an "invalid file type" message.

However, here's what the .ris files look like when opened in text edit

TY - CONF
AU - Imhof, M.P.
AU - Heemskerk, G.E.
AU - Cox, M.T.
TI - Soil information management and knowledge sharing in Victoria ...
by Sarah1986
Mon Aug 19, 2024 11:59 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Import .ris file always end up blank
Replies: 4
Views: 7411

Import .ris file always end up blank

Hi, I'm assuming that I've got some setting incorrect - each time I try to import a .ris file it is imported "blank" - that is a new record is created but none of the fields are populated.
I have the RIS.fltr ticked in my import filter manager. These are .ris files from different sources- my ...
by Sarah1986
Mon Aug 19, 2024 8:39 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Colour Labels- more than 9 options?
Replies: 2
Views: 6543

Re: Colour Labels- more than 9 options?

Thanks Jon - I've got lots of groups both static and smart. I like labels because of the colours, so I'll work with the 9 options. Thanks for clarifying...
by Sarah1986
Mon Aug 19, 2024 8:37 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Workflow- viewing 2 PDFs and/or Notecards
Replies: 5
Views: 16669

Re: Workflow- viewing 2 PDFs and/or Notecards

This is what I was looking for as a Bookends-PDF pane that allows annotation. I had to change a few things in my settings. Settings -> Refs - > Editing References - > In: Standalone window Use: One Window per reference AND Settings-> Lists -> Double click: Toggle edit pane/window. Now when I double ...
by Sarah1986
Fri Aug 16, 2024 12:17 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Colour Labels- more than 9 options?
Replies: 2
Views: 6543

Colour Labels- more than 9 options?

I like using the colour labels to curate literature for different papers/projects I'm working on. I find them easier than keywords and at a glance I can see which paper they belong to.

However, I've used all 9 Label categories and I can't see how I can add more. Can you someone please confirm that ...
by Sarah1986
Thu Aug 15, 2024 9:52 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Sort Reference Type in 'Reference Edit Pane'
Replies: 1
Views: 4454

Sort Reference Type in 'Reference Edit Pane'

I have added a number of custom reference types.

I would like to be able to sort them alphabetically in the Reference Edit Pane so that I can find them quicker to apply to new entries.

Is this possible?
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by Sarah1986
Thu Aug 15, 2024 9:50 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Workflow- viewing 2 PDFs and/or Notecards
Replies: 5
Views: 16669

Re: Workflow- viewing 2 PDFs and/or Notecards

Hi Jon,
Thanks for the response, I definitely don't want to make a second library!

Here's some of my use cases to explain what I need.

1. Thesis Marking/Examination: I like to mark thesis/dissertation in PDF form, and I love Bookends for being able to keep my notes with the original document ...
by Sarah1986
Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:49 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Field codes to plain text after scan in word document?
Replies: 2
Views: 4133

Field codes to plain text after scan in word document?

Hi,
Question: How can I convert the Bookends Field codes to plain text after scan in word document?

Context: I'm co-authoring a paper with >10 colleagues. I'm responsible for the final check on citations & references and generating a clean bibliography. All the authors have been typing their ...
by Sarah1986
Sun Feb 18, 2024 6:24 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Find all Notecard Tags?
Replies: 1
Views: 3221

Find all Notecard Tags?

Is there anyway to find all Notecard tags? I've been tagging notes as I make them, at times to capture key concepts from the literature that I want to come back and explore, or I want to track a concept across multiple readings. I'd like to know if there is a way to find all the tags I've applied ...