Merging spelling variations

The Merge function is useful in many situations, for example:

• A person's name may be spelled in a variety of ways in the list of Persons and organizations, for example Miller, P.C. or Miller, Patricia C. or Miller, Patricia Catherine.
• There may be multiple terms with the same meaning in the Keywords list, for example myocardial infarction and heart attack.
• In the list of Publishers, you may see the same publisher listed in various ways, for example Rand and Rand Publishing.

These repetitions and variations can be merged together into the same entry.

Important:

This action cannot be undone.

1. Click the gear symbol .
2. Select the appropriate list: k=Keywords, Persons and organizations, Periodicals, Series, Publishers, or Libraries.
3. Click Merge .
4. Select an item from the list, e.g. the author Miller, Patricia C.
5. Use the search field to find the other item(s), e.g. Miller, Patricia Catherine.
6. Select which item to keep, e.g. Miller, Patricia Catherine.
7. Click OK . Citavi will merge the entries and delete the item you did not elect to keep (e.g. Miller, Patricia C.) All the references that were previous associated with this item will now be associated with the other item (e.g. Miller, Patricia Catherine).  

Please note:

If you merge two personal names that were both previously listed in the same field (e. g. Author), the name will be appear twice in this field after merging. You will need to manually delete the repeated name.