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Papers 3
Troubleshooting
Restore your library using Dropbox
Replace your local database with your shared copy
How to fix the library search index on Papers 3 for Mac
Restore your library from backup
Retrieve your PDFs when your database is corrupt
Missing PDFs on Papers 3 for Mac
Trouble upgrading to Papers 3
Problems with syncing Papers 2 for Mac and Papers 1 for iOS
Dragging and dropping into Word
Citations - Troubleshooting and known limitations
Why is some metadata incomplete after matching?
How to remove fields in a Word document
How to rebuild the spotlight index on Papers 2 for Mac
How to verify whether your library folder has the correct permission settings
Web of Science limitations and access problems
Norton Antivirus Deletes Papers
Citations compatibility with Word 2010
Windows settings crash for Papers users in Korea
Papers library appears empty
Trouble loading Google Patents search results
Retrieve your Console log
Missing panels in Papers library view
Retrieve your iOS log
Unable to extract update
When launching Papers 3 for Mac, an alert reading "You can't use this version of the application Papers with this version of Mac OS X" appears.
Papers 3 for Mac crashes when running El Capitan 10.11.2 Beta 3 (154C0a)
Papers 3 and El Capitan Public Beta
Registration & Activation
How to buy a license for Papers
Upgrading from a previous version of Papers
How to obtain a Student Discount
Activating your copy of Papers
How to find Papers license agreement
What if I didn't receive the email with my serial number?
Error message "your serial number has already been upgraded"
FAQ
Manually activating your copy of Papers on your computer.
Discover
Advanced search and powerful filtering of articles within your library - Papers 3 for Mac
How to search for new publications in Papers 3 for Mac
How to use the activity tab to discover relevant article suggestions on Papers for Mac
How to search for new publications in Papers 3 for iOS
How to enter a new publication manually to your library - Papers 3 for iOS
How to create a new paper from a URL on Papers 3 for iOS
Organize
Power filter the articles within your library - Papers 3 for Mac
Organise your library with keywords - Papers 3 for Mac
How to manage and organise your library with keywords, collections, labels and ratings - Papers 3 for Mac
How to manage the main library view in Papers 3 for Mac
How to export notes and annotations from Papers
How to merge duplicate papers, authors and sources in Papers 3 for Mac
Match to complete metadata in Papers 3 for Mac
Creating nested collections on Papers 3 for Mac
How to edit metadata fields of a document
How to search for a file type in your Papers library
How to search for recently imported articles in your library
Read & Annotate
Read your PDFs in the full screen reader mode - Papers 3 for Mac
Annotate and take notes in the Reader screen on Papers 3 for Mac
Managing multiple publications in the Reader view - Papers 3 for Mac
How to change the PDF display viewing mode between single and discontinuous modes.
Navigating through article pages with Papers 3 for iPhone
Full-text search for a word in Papers 3 for iPhone
Using the Inspector window in Papers 3 for iPhone
Change/remove annotations
Removing flags and color labels in Papers 3 for iOS
Sync
Getting started with syncing
How to find your original PDFs in Papers 3 using the virtual file system on Papers for Mac
Sync your current Mac library
Cite
Magic Citations on Papers 3 for Mac
Adding additional citation styles on Papers 3 for Mac
How to change a citation style for a manuscript in Papers for Mac
Microsoft Office for Mac 2016 Preview and Citations
Scrivener and Magic Citations on Papers for Mac
Applications Supported by Citations on MacOSX
Applications Supported by Citations on MacOSX
Citations Modifiers: Prefix, Suffix, Page Number, Author/Year Suppression in Papers for mac
Papers Citations does not work in Word 16.9
Share
Introduction to Papers Online
How to export notes and annotations from Papers 3 for Mac
Sharing articles through social media with Papers 3 for Mac
Mobile
Importing your research from Dropbox to your iOS device
Organise your articles with flags, colours and ratings in Papers for iOS
Highlighting and taking notes in Papers for iPad
Read and annotate your PDFs in Papers 3 for iOS
Configuring Papers for iOS to work with your library proxy
Exporting a paper via email in Papers for iOS
Pro Tips
Pro Tip: Filter all Review Articles in Smart Collections
Pro Tip: Publication Date Options
Pro Tip: Import documents to Papers by selecting Print option (Mac)
Pro Tip: BibTeX and Magic Citations
Pro Tip: Filter all Review Articles in Smart Collections (Papers2)
Pro Tip: How to bookmark the last read page (Mac)
Pro Tip: How to import publications from Papers 3 for Mac library to DEVONthink
Pro Tip: How to set Papers 3 for Mac to permanently show page numbers
Pro Tip: Creating Keyboard Shortcuts: Add to Collections
Pro Tip: Integrating Evernote with Papers
Pro Tip: Exporting notes for more than one article
Pro Tip: Exporting a reference list in any of Papers' citation styles
Pro Tip: Batch edit document types
Pro Tip: Selecting the year rather than an exact date when editing an entry
Pro Tip: Adding references to sticky notes in Papers 3 for Mac
How to create a Smart Collection from a full text search
Import formatted references in Papers 3 for Mac
How to migrate your Endnote XML library with groups to Papers 3 for Mac
Drag and Drop links and PDF links to your library in Papers 3 for Mac
Search your notes (and other fields) within your library
How to always open files in Papers 3 for Mac
Easily find the definition for a word in your PDF in Papers 3 for iPhone
How to swap a supplemental file for a main PDF file?
Select a word in your document to begin an online search in Papers 3 for iPhone
How to add photos/scanned images to your Papers library
View the Table of Contents of an article
Easily find the definition for a word in your PDF in Papers 3 for Mac
Action Extension - Add to Papers from another app
Tutorials
Scripting Papers 3 for Mac with AppleScript – A Getting Started Guide
Change the way your PDF files are automatically named
Papers Online: What you need to know
Citations
All about metadata and matching
Quicklook your Papers
How to set Papers 3 for Mac to permanently show page numbers
Unified Search - Search less, Find more
Using Papers to Organize Different Document Types
How to bookmark the last read page
Creating Books and Book Chapters in Papers
How to access your library in Finder using the virtual file system on Papers for Mac
Creating books and book chapters
How to remove a pinned search result
Search in Additional Repositories
Keyboard shortcuts for full-screen reading
How to add a white paper type
Navigation modes in Papers 3 for Mac
Advanced search - Papers 3 for iOS
How to sign up for beta versions of Papers 3 for Mac
How to sign up for beta versions of Papers 3 for iOS
How to import your EndNote library to Papers for Mac
How to import your Papers 2 for Mac library to Papers 3 for Mac
How to manage your library file and organization settings on Papers for Mac
Configuring Papers for Mac in Institutions
Getting Started
How to import your Papers1 for iOS library to Papers 3 for iOS via iTunes
Introduction to Papers 3 for Mac
Papers 3 for Mac FAQ
How to import your Mendeley or Zotero library to Papers 3 for Mac
Inspector in Papers 3
Introducing Papers 3 for Mac
Quick start guide with Papers 3 for Mac
Papers 3 & Yosemite Public Beta
Papers 3 for Mac System Requirements
Release Notes
Release Notes: Papers for Mac 3.4.16 (555)
Release Notes for Papers 3 - Version 3.4.1 (407)
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.4.0 (386)
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.4.0 (377) beta
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.4.0 (376) beta
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.4.0 (374) beta
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.3.3 (361)
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.3.2 (354)
Release Notes for Papers 2 - version 2.8.1
Release Notes for Papers2 - version 2.7
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.3.1 (347)
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.3.0 (345)
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.3.0 (342) beta
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.3.0 (344) beta
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.3.0 (340) beta
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.2.10 (321)
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.3.0 (336) beta
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.3.0 (333) beta
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.2.10 (302) beta
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.2.10 (300) beta
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.2.9 (298) beta
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.2.9 (291) beta
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.2.9 (290) beta
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.2.9 (289) beta
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.2.9 (286) beta
Papers 3 for iOS release notes - version 3.2.6
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.2.8 (281)
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.2.8 (277) beta
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.2.8 (273) beta
Release Notes for Papers 3 - version 3.2.8 (272) beta
Papers 2 (Legacy)
Papers 2 and Sierra
Move your library to a different location or new Mac
Staying on top of your field with recent publications with Papers 2 for Mac
Configure Papers 2 to work with your library proxy
Adding and viewing Supplemental Data in Papers 2
Configure Papers 2 to work with Scopus
An introduction to Papers2
Pro Tip: Adding Journal Covers to the Inspector Window (Papers2)
Searching in Papers2
Pro Tip: Publication Date Options (Papers2)
My Papers
Using Quicklook to get a closer preview of your research on Papers 2 for Mac
Citations for Papers 2 for Mac
Pro Tip: Advanced Matching Must-See (Papers 2)
New Paper from Scanner
Pro Tip: Selecting Repositories for Matching (Papers2)
Preferences - General
Pro Tip: Import to Papers from any application (Papers2)
Preferences - Papers
Preferences - Sources
High CPU and memory usage after just started using Papers2
Preferences - Access
Pro Tip: Easily Edit Metadata (Papers2)
Preferences - Citations
Pro Tip: Keywords in Papers2
Preferences - Livfe
Pro Tip: Selecting the year rather than an exact date when editing an entry (Papers2)
Migrating your references to and from EndNote
Preferences - Devices
Preferences - Library