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You can move or copy the entire contents of one field to another one. This operation will be applied to all references in the current reference list. If you want to apply this operation to all the references in your database, go to the menu command "References | Retrieve All" first. To move or copy field content, click menu command "Tools | Utility | Move or Copy Field...".
| 1. | First, decide if you want to move or copy a field. When moving a field, the contents in the original field will be deleted. When copying a field, the contents in the original field will be kept. |
| 2. | Select the data field you want to move the data from. |
| 3. | Select the data field you want the data to be moved to. Each data field has a different length. If you move a data field with longer length to a data field with shorter length, the extra text in the original field will be cut off. The field length can be found by running "...\Biblioscape x\Tools\DBSys.exe". Open the bib table and go to the "Structure" tab. |
| 4. | From the Options group, select the way data will be moved. You can "Insert after field's text", "Insert before field's text", or "Replace entire field". If you choose the last option, you should specify whether to delete the original text in the destination field if the source field is empty. |
| 5. | Click "Start" button to start the operation. |
Note: This operation can't be undone. Think carefully before clicking the "Start" button. You can also make a backup copy of your database before moving fields.
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