Adding Quotations from the Preview

Open the PDF in the Preview.

If necessary, enlarge the Preview.

Highlight the desired quotation and click Quote.

Citavi uses the first words of the quotation to create a Core statement. You can keep this suggestion, change it, or overwrite it.

If you do not want Citavi to suggest corestatements, right-click in the Core statement box and deactivate the option Generate core statement automatically.

Since this is a direct quotation, insert Quotation marks. Highlight the quotation (STRG+A) and select the appropriate quotation marks.

If necessary, Shorten the quotation. Use necessary symbol, such as the brackets containing an ellipsis.

Enter the page range where the quotation was take from. Citavi can detect the page number and add it automatically if it is present in the PDF's metadata.

Add additional information as needed: Keywords (optional) and Categories (recommended).