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RefWorks at Kent State University: Folders

Create folders and transfer records to folders.

Create and Use Folders in RefWorks

You can create different areas on your RefWorks site that have references for different projects. These areas are called "folders".

Creating Folders

There is no limit on the number of folders you can create within your RefWorks account.

1. On the screen when you log in click the New Folder button.

2. Enter a name in New Folder Name; click Create.

3. To look at a list of your folders you can click on the Organize & Share Folders tab. Your folders will also appear on the right side of the screen - see the Open/Close tab on right side of screen (you may have to refresh screen to have it appear in the Folders listing).

Note: The Last Imported folder contains only references from your most recent data import that have not been filed in other folders. References from imports, prior to your last import, that you do not assigned to specific folders  do remain available in your primary database, in the Not in a Folder area.

Putting References into Folders - Three methods (see A., B., and C.).  This assumes you have created at least one folder.

A. Just after importing references from a database, etc
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1. As you are looking at the references in the Last Imported area, click the boxes next to the references you want to place in a specific folder.

2. In the middle of the screen, find and click on the small yellow folder picture (with down arrow) and choose a desired folder.

3. References will automatically be added to the indicated folder.  On lower right corner of your screen a message will show the process and then indicate that references were added.

Note: References can be assigned to more than one folder. Also, references not assigned to a folder by you will be put in an area on your RefWorks site called Not in a Folder.

B. Using references you previously imported into RefWorks.

1. From the Search pull-down menu in the darker grey horizontal toolbar area, select a search method and do a search to look up and retrieve references already in your RefWorks database to put in a folder.

2. Mark desired references from the search results page, then click the button titled Selected. The selected references feature works on a page-by-page basis; this means that you must add the manually selected references to the desired folder before moving to the next page. Alternatively, you can mark All in List or all on a Page

3. In the middle of the screen, find and click on the small yellow folder picture (with + and a down arrow) and choose a desired folder.

4. References will automatically be added to the indicated folder.  On lower right corner of your screen a message will show the process and then indicate that references were added.

Note: The Last Imported folder contains only references from your most recent data import that have not been filed in other folders. References from imports, prior to your last import, that you do not assigned to specific folders  do remain available in your primary database, in the Not in a Folder area.

C. Drag and drop references from a list to a desired folder

1. As you look at a list of references, under  References in the light grey tab, click on Selected.

2. Then click boxes next to references you want to put into a folder.

3. Then under References (and "References to Use" in the light grey tab) move your mouse over the word Selected (you might see a hand or "plus" appear), and click on the word Selected and hold the mouse down and drag the hand (or "plus") to the right side of screen to the folder name you want the references to go into.