Citavi 3 User's Manual

  • Topics
  • Index
  • Search
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Getting Started
    • 2.1 Installing Citavi and Checking for Updates
      • 2.1.1 Installing Citavi
      • 2.1.2 Entering a License Key
      • 2.1.3 Updating Citavi
      • 2.1.4 Moving to a New Computer
      • 2.1.5 Uninstalling Citavi
    • 2.2 A Tour of Citavi
      • 2.2.1 Key Terms and Concepts
      • 2.2.2 Navigating Citavi
      • 2.2.3 The Reference Editor
      • 2.2.4 The Knowledge Organizer
      • 2.2.5 The Task Planner
      • 2.2.6 Preview
      • 2.2.7 Getting Help
      • 2.2.8 Citavi Pickers
    • 2.3 Starting a New Project
      • 2.3.1 Setting Up a New Project
      • 2.3.2 Adding a Reference
      • 2.3.3 Searching a Library Catalog
      • 2.3.4 Describing References
      • 2.3.5 Setting Up Citavi
      • 2.3.6 Adding Tasks
      • 2.3.7 Searching in a Project
      • 2.3.8 Obtaining Sources
      • 2.3.9 Building Knowledge
      • 2.3.10 Creating Project Bibliographies
      • 2.3.11 Creating a Publication
  • 3 Adding References
    • 3.1 Why and How We Cite
    • 3.2 Adding References Automatically
      • 3.2.1 Adding a Book by ISBN Number
      • 3.2.2 Adding Multiple Books by ISBN Number
      • 3.2.3 Adding References with a Bar Code Scanner
      • 3.2.4 Adding Articles by DOI or PubMed ID
      • 3.2.5 Importing PDF Files
    • 3.3 Adding References Manually
      • 3.3.1 Adding a New Reference by Hand
      • 3.3.2 Setting Favorite Reference Types
      • 3.3.3 Reference Types in Citavi
      • 3.3.4 Changing Reference Types
      • 3.3.5 Short Titles, Citations, and Citation Keys
      • 3.3.6 Duplicating a Reference
      • 3.3.7 Tips for Names of Persons
      • 3.3.8 Entering Special Characters
    • 3.4 Four Examples of Adding References
      • 3.4.1 Adding a Book
      • 3.4.2 Adding a Contribution in an Edited Book
      • 3.4.3 Adding a Journal Article
      • 3.4.4 Adding an Internet Document
    • 3.5 Special Reference Types
      • 3.5.1 Adding a Festschrift
      • 3.5.2 Adding Collected Essays
      • 3.5.3 Adding a Special Issue
      • 3.5.4 Adding a Loose-Leaf Collection
      • 3.5.5 Adding a Report
      • 3.5.6 Adding an Encyclopedia Entry
      • 3.5.7 Adding a Multivolume Work
  • 4 Searching Online
    • 4.1 Developing a Search Strategy
      • 4.1.1 What Makes a Good Search Stategy?
      • 4.1.2 Choosing Search Terms
      • 4.1.3 Choosing Online Resources
    • 4.2 Performing a Search
      • 4.2.1 Searching from Citavi
        • 4.2.1.1 Simple and Advanced Search
        • 4.2.1.2 Selecting Information Providers
        • 4.2.1.3 Subscription Databases
        • 4.2.1.4 Searching Multiple Online Resources
        • 4.2.1.5 Saved Searches
        • 4.2.1.6 Reviewing Search Results
      • 4.2.2 Searching Web Resources and Importing Search Results
        • 4.2.2.1 Importing References in a Standard Format
        • 4.2.2.2 Importing References in a Nonstandard Format
        • 4.2.2.3 Importing with Pickers
  • 5 Working with Citavi Pickers
    • 5.1 Pickers for Firefox and Internet Explorer
      • 5.1.1 Adding an Internet Document
      • 5.1.2 Saving Screenshots
      • 5.1.3 Copying Text with its URL
      • 5.1.4 Adding a Quotation
      • 5.1.5 Saving Images
      • 5.1.6 Finding Reference Information by ISBN
      • 5.1.7 Searching Databases with the Picker
      • 5.1.8 Starting a Search with the Picker
      • 5.1.9 Importing Search Results with a Click
    • 5.2 Picker for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
      • 5.2.1 Adding PDF Files
      • 5.2.2 Saving Text as a Quotation
      • 5.2.3 Saving Images
      • 5.2.4 Searching Databases with the Picker for Adobe
  • 6 Importing and Exporting
    • 6.1 Importing from Other Reference Management Programs
      • 6.1.1 Importing from Bibliographix
      • 6.1.2 Importing from EndNote
      • 6.1.3 Importing from LIDOS
      • 6.1.4 Importing from ProCite
      • 6.1.5 Importing from Reference Manager
      • 6.1.6 Importing from RefWorks
      • 6.1.7 Importing from Zotero
    • 6.2 Importing Text Files
      • 6.2.1 Importing a BibTeX File
      • 6.2.2 Importing a RIS File
      • 6.2.3 Importing an EndNote Tagged File
      • 6.2.4 Importing Other Formats
      • 6.2.5 Importing a Database, Spreadsheet, or CSV File
      • 6.2.6 Importing a Formatted Bibliography
    • 6.3 Exporting from Citavi
      • 6.3.1 Exporting to Another Citavi Project
      • 6.3.2 Copying Data to the Clipboard
      • 6.3.3 Exporting to RIS
      • 6.3.4 Exporting to BibTeX
      • 6.3.5 Exporting to EndNote
      • 6.3.6 Exporting to Excel or Calc
      • 6.3.7 Saving Export Presets
  • 7 Editing References
    • 7.1 Editing or Deleting References
    • 7.2 Adding Cover Art
    • 7.3 Verifying the Accuracy of References
    • 7.4 Linking Files to References
    • 7.5 Labels
    • 7.6 Creating a Table of Contents
    • 7.7 Applying Keywords
    • 7.8 Evaluating a Bibliography
    • 7.9 Recording Locations
    • 7.10 Adding Notes
  • 8 Searching, Selecting, and Sorting in a Project
    • 8.1 Searching and Selecting
      • 8.1.1 Switching to a Known Reference
      • 8.1.2 Quick Select
      • 8.1.3 Quick Search
      • 8.1.4 Advanced Search
      • 8.1.5 Managing the Number of Search Results
      • 8.1.6 Defining Equivalent Characters
      • 8.1.7 Using Field Codes
      • 8.1.8 Searching with Boolean Operators: AND, OR, NOT
      • 8.1.9 Searching with Comparison Operators
      • 8.1.10 Searching with Wildcards
      • 8.1.11 Searching with Regular Expressions
      • 8.1.12 Actions After a Search
    • 8.2 Sorting and Grouping
      • 8.2.1 Sorting in Table View
      • 8.2.2 Adding Columns
      • 8.2.3 Grouping References
  • 9 Task Planning
    • 9.1 Adding Tasks
    • 9.2 Creating Your Own Tasks
    • 9.3 Adding a Project Task
    • 9.4 Viewing Tasks
    • 9.5 Printing Task Lists
    • 9.6 Tracking Your Progress
  • 10 Obtaining Materials
    • 10.1 Locating Books
    • 10.2 Checking Availability Using OpenURL
    • 10.3 Finding Full-Text Articles
    • 10.4 Ordering Books and Articles
  • 11 Retaining and Organizing Knowledge
    • 11.1 Writing Abstracts and Comments
      • 11.1.1 Creating and Saving Abstracts
      • 11.1.2 Evaluating a Reference
      • 11.1.3 Documenting Relationships
    • 11.2 Adding Quotations
      • 11.2.1 Basic Principles of Citation
      • 11.2.2 Quoting a Text Passage
      • 11.2.3 Quoting Secondary Quotations
      • 11.2.4 Editing a Quotation
      • 11.2.5 Adding Thoughts
    • 11.3 Outlining with Categories
      • 11.3.1 Creating Categories
      • 11.3.2 Assigning Categories
      • 11.3.3 Importing and Exporting Categories
    • 11.4 Organizing and Printing Quotations and Thoughts
      • 11.4.1 Organizing Quotations and Thoughts Manually
      • 11.4.2 Printing a Compilation of Quotations and Thoughts
      • 11.4.3 Citing Quickly
  • 12 Creating Publications
    • 12.1 Creating a Project Bibliography
      • 12.1.1 Creating a Simple Project Bibliography
      • 12.1.2 Creating an Annotated Project Bibliography
      • 12.1.3 Creating a Grouped Bibliography
    • 12.2 Creating a Publication with Word or Writer
      • 12.2.1 The Publication Assistant
      • 12.2.2 Inserting References into a Publication
      • 12.2.3 Inserting Quotations and Thoughts into a Publication
      • 12.2.4 Advanced Placeholder Options
      • 12.2.5 Formatting a Publication
    • 12.3 Creating a Publication with TeX
      • 12.3.1 Generating BibTeX Keys
      • 12.3.2 Generating a BibTeX File
      • 12.3.3 Using the Publication Assistant with TeX
      • 12.3.4 Inserting Formulas in Quotations
  • 13 Citation Styles
    • 13.1 Using Citation Styles
    • 13.2 Changing the Citation Style
    • 13.3 Creating Citation Styles
      • 13.3.1 Anatomy of a Citation Style
      • 13.3.2 The Citation Style Editor
      • 13.3.3 Creating a New Citation Style
      • 13.3.4 Rules of Thumb
      • 13.3.5 Assembling Rule Sets
      • 13.3.6 Taking Advantage of Similar Use Cases
      • 13.3.7 Punctuation
      • 13.3.8 Component Properties
      • 13.3.9 Creating a New Component
      • 13.3.10 Using Special Components
      • 13.3.11 Names of Persons
      • 13.3.12 Dates
      • 13.3.13 Numbers
      • 13.3.14 Page Numbers
      • 13.3.15 Names of Periodicals and Series
      • 13.3.16 Setting the Edit State
      • 13.3.17 Citation Style Properties
    • 13.4 Customizing Citation Keys
  • 14 Collaborating in a Team
    • 14.1 Overview of Citavi Team
    • 14.2 Setting Up a Team Project
    • 14.3 Protecting a Team Project
    • 14.4 Managing Team Members
    • 14.5 Assigning Roles
    • 14.6 Changing Passwords
    • 14.7 Refreshing Changes
  • 15 Customizing Citavi
    • 15.1 Program Options
      • 15.1.1 General
      • 15.1.2 Folders
      • 15.1.3 Search
      • 15.1.4 OpenURL
      • 15.1.5 Ordering
      • 15.1.6 Scanner
      • 15.1.7 Formatting
    • 15.2 Color Coding Projects
    • 15.3 Customizing the Overview Tab
    • 15.4 Customizing the Reference Tab
    • 15.5 Custom Fields
    • 15.6 Customizing Quick Help
    • 15.7 Adding Dictionaries
    • 15.8 Using Settings Files
      • 15.8.1 Exporting Settings Files
      • 15.8.2 Importing Settings Files
  • 16 Useful Tips
    • 16.1 Entering Text with a Scanner or Speech Recognition
    • 16.2 Keyboard Shortcuts
    • 16.3 Eliminating Duplicates
    • 16.4 Maintaining Lists
    • 16.5 More Special Characters
    • 16.6 Applying Text Formatting
    • 16.7 Spelling Checker
    • 16.8 Inserting Tables
    • 16.9 Inserting Formulas
    • 16.10 Using Relative Paths
    • 16.11 Magnifying Field Contents
    • 16.12 Preparing Citavi for Presentations
  • 17 Technical Information
    • 17.1 Installation
      • 17.1.1 System Requirements
      • 17.1.2 Installing on a Standalone Computer
      • 17.1.3 Installing on a USB Flash Drive
      • 17.1.4 Installing on a Mac
      • 17.1.5 Installing on a Local Area Network
      • 17.1.6 Installing on a Terminal Server
      • 17.1.7 Installing on a Wide Area Network
      • 17.1.8 Defining Administrative Settings
      • 17.1.9 Deploying with a Software Distribution System
      • 17.1.10 Parallels Step by Step
    • 17.2 Reasons for Access Restrictions
    • 17.3 Citavi Folder Structure
    • 17.4 About Saving
    • 17.5 Images in Citavi Projects
    • 17.6 Citavi Transformers
    • 17.7 Troubleshooting Internet Connection Problems
    • 17.8 Additional Privacy Information

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