Beginners question
Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:09 am
Hi
I am new to bookends... any recommendations how to start (the manual is so long and it's difficult to get a good overview in a short time). The software is really powerful...
1. if I import a pdf into bookends (drag and drop): what happens if the item already exists in my database. Will I get a warnin or is a duplicate generated?
2. I have not understood the concept of "hidden citations". I have read the according paragraph in the manual, but I do not understand, what a "hidden citation" is and how / when it is useful.
3. if I go to Word, and open floating citations with 2xCMD: I see the list of my bookends entries. If I select one with the arrow keys, how can I use this citation in word? if I double click on it, the entry is opened in bookends but it is not inserted into the word document (do I need to click the insert citation button, but it's not possible to do it with my keyboard?)
4. if I then directly search for another entry, and insert it into the word-document, it is inserted as a seperate citation (with a space between). How can I insert multiple citations that are then result in (1-3) and not (1) (2) (3)
5. is it possible to sort all references in a folder regarding their attachment status? e.g. all attachments with attachment first, and then those without attachment? is is it possible to creat a smart group with all references in a certain folder, that have an attachment or a smart group of a folder with all the references that have no attachment?
6. is there a possibilty to delete all pdfs in the macos documents>bookends>attachment folder that are not used anymore in my bookends library?
7. If I select an entry within bookends. Is there a shortcut to copy the "PMID" and/or "DOI" to the clipboard? Or can I select this only with the mouse over the menu?
Too many questions for the start in this forum... but maybe you can help me... I would appreciate it very much.
I am so sorry, if I should ask things that somewhere are already explained in the manual...
Thanks for your help
I am new to bookends... any recommendations how to start (the manual is so long and it's difficult to get a good overview in a short time). The software is really powerful...
1. if I import a pdf into bookends (drag and drop): what happens if the item already exists in my database. Will I get a warnin or is a duplicate generated?
2. I have not understood the concept of "hidden citations". I have read the according paragraph in the manual, but I do not understand, what a "hidden citation" is and how / when it is useful.
3. if I go to Word, and open floating citations with 2xCMD: I see the list of my bookends entries. If I select one with the arrow keys, how can I use this citation in word? if I double click on it, the entry is opened in bookends but it is not inserted into the word document (do I need to click the insert citation button, but it's not possible to do it with my keyboard?)
4. if I then directly search for another entry, and insert it into the word-document, it is inserted as a seperate citation (with a space between). How can I insert multiple citations that are then result in (1-3) and not (1) (2) (3)
5. is it possible to sort all references in a folder regarding their attachment status? e.g. all attachments with attachment first, and then those without attachment? is is it possible to creat a smart group with all references in a certain folder, that have an attachment or a smart group of a folder with all the references that have no attachment?
6. is there a possibilty to delete all pdfs in the macos documents>bookends>attachment folder that are not used anymore in my bookends library?
7. If I select an entry within bookends. Is there a shortcut to copy the "PMID" and/or "DOI" to the clipboard? Or can I select this only with the mouse over the menu?
Too many questions for the start in this forum... but maybe you can help me... I would appreciate it very much.
I am so sorry, if I should ask things that somewhere are already explained in the manual...
Thanks for your help