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--- devel:misc:jabref [2016/01/27 13:27] – boemer
+++ devel:misc:jabref [2016/01/27 13:50] – [Including references] boemer
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   * **Easy BibTeX file editing**: references are commonly saved in the BibTeX file format to include them in a LaTeX document.  Theses files can easily become difficult to read and to edit because of their length.  JabRef simplifies this task by offering a clear //graphical user interface//.
-  * **Free of charge**: unlike Mendeley, Endnote, Refworks, Zotero, Citavi, ... JabRef is //free of charge//.
+  * **Free of charge**: unlike Mendeley, EndNote, RefWorks, Zotero, Citavi, ... JabRef is //free of charge//.
   * **Open source**: the JabRef source code is available at [[https://github.com/JabRef/jabref|JabRef Source Code]].
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-<note tip> It might be interesting to use the following naming syntax of reference files, like PDF articles: "Name of the first author + date of publication", e.g. Monaghan1992.  If the authour published several articles in the same year, simply add "b", "c", ..., e.g. Monaghan1992, Monaghan1992b, Monaghan1992c, ... Using the letter "a" for the first article of an author in the same year is an unnecessary burden; more than one article of the same first author in the same year is rather rare. </note>
+<note tip> It might be interesting to use the following naming syntax of reference files, like PDF articles: "Name of the first author + date of publication", e.g. Monaghan1992.  If the authour published several articles in the same year, simply add "b", "c", ..., e.g. Monaghan1992, Monaghan1992b, Monaghan1992c, ... Using the letter "a" for the first article of an author in the same year is an unnecessary burden since more than one article of the same first author in the same year is rather rare. </note>
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 ==== Creating the database ====
-A new database is simply created by clicking on ''File->New Database''.  Make sure that the database encoding is UTF-8 by clicking on ''File->Database properties'' and by selecting ''UTF-8'' in the ''Database encoding'' field.
+A new database is simply created by clicking on ''File->New Database''.  Make sure that the database encoding is //UTF-8//, i.e. the most widely used character encoding, by clicking on ''File->Database properties'' and by selecting ''UTF-8'' in the ''Database encoding'' field.
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 References can mainly be included in two different ways: either the BibTeX file of the reference is directly downloaded from the //online database//, like ScienceDirect, Springer, … or the reference is added //manually//.
+=== Including references from online databases ===
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+=== Including references manually ===
+References are included manually by clicking on the ''New BibTeX'' entry button.  The entry type is then selected and the different fields are filled out.  It might be interesting to respect the guidelines of the previous section, i.e. use a standardized key and author format, add a link to the corresponding PDF reference, ...
+{{ :devel:jabref:add_manually.png?direct&600 }}
 ==== Citing references ====