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Exporting References

Taken from the RefWorks Knowledge Center and lightly edited.

Exporting References to a File

You can export your references so that another user can import them without logging in to your account, or in order to import them to another citation manager. Also see Importing References.

To export references:

  1. Log-in to your RefWorks account.

  2. Navigate to the folder you want to export, or from All References, or from any search results, select Share > Export references. The Export references dialog box appears.clipboard_eaa0d47453027fdc83a612f1bab6f59c9.png (see image at right).

  3. Export file

    1. Select whether to export all references in the current folder / search results or only selected references.

    2. Select the output format: BibTeX, BibLaTeX, RIS, tab-delimited, or XML.

    3. Select the output ID: default, authoryeartitle string, or Ref ID only

  4. Select Export. The references are exported, including their field names and Ref ID. In a tab-delimited file, the first row contains the field names.

Exporting Attachments

You can export your attachments from the cloud in several ways.

Exporting from a specific reference record

  1. Click on the reference in library list to open the Reference Preview panel on right
  2. In Reference Preview panel
    1. Click to read the attached PDF, which will open the PDF in the Reader
      1. On top menu, click to Print, or
      2. Click to Download 
    2. If attachment is not a PDF which can be Read in Reworks, click to download

Exporting from specific Folder, or selected group of references

  1. When in specific folder, or when specific references are selected, on Reference and Tools Actions menu, click Share -> Export Attachments
  2. Note selection on the Export attachments modal and proceed to Export

Exporting all attachments

  1. On Reference and Tools Actions menu, click Share -> Export Attachments
  2. Ensure all references option is selected and proceed to Export

If you synced your account with Dropbox, you may find all your attachments in your Dropbox account. To sync with Dropbox, see this article. 

 

 

Exporting References - Video Demonstration