Silly question from a newb..

[MPFisch]

I just started looking at Bookends as a way to organize all my references. My problem is that up to now I have simply kept them as typed up references in a series of (now) very big Word files. I'm wondering if there is a way to quickly and easily get those typed up references into Bookends without having to copy and paste every one into a new "card" in Bookends? I have thousands of these references, but every one is just typed up like you would see it at the end of a publication. I have never before used a citation organizing program like Endnote, etc., and I'm trying to gauge how much work I'm going to have to invest if I want to make the switch now. It sure seems convenient and powerful, but I've been using my system just fine for nearly 20 years and if I have to cut and paste 100+ pages of references into a new database, maybe I'm just going to have to keep my antiquated system...

[Jon]

I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to get into Bookends. If you mean you have existing bibliographies (at the end of Word documents) and want to get those references into Bookends, your best bet is File -> Import Existing Bibliography (please see the User Guide in the Help menu for full details).

Jon
Sonny Software