Adding and editing references by typing

The Biblioscape reference table has about 70 data fields. Not all of them are needed for a certain reference type. You can control which data fields are to be displayed in the reference editor by customizing reference types in the Options window.

Add a reference by typing

Since there is "Online Search", Quick Add, and browser based Direct Export to help you capture references directly from the Web, typing a reference directly into your database has become a rare event. In case you have to add a reference manually, click the "New Reference" button on the toolbar or press Ctrl+N.

When creating a new reference, the first thing to do is to select the correct reference type. It determines how a reference will be formatted in a bibliography. Biblioscape comes with about 30 pre-defined reference types. If none of them meet your needs, you can create a custom reference type by going to the "Tools | Options" window "Reference Types" tab. After you select a reference type, the data field labels will change accordingly. Enter the data for all the relevant fields. Once you are finished, click the "Save and Close" button.

Add a reference duplicate

Sometimes, you may need to add a reference that shares most field values with an existing one. To save time, you can create a duplicate of an existing reference and then only edit the fields that have different values.