To upload a PDF into RefWorks, select "Add" and "Upload Document" to find and select the PDF from your computer. RefWorks will create a reference using text from the PDF that can be edited. PDFs can also be dragged directly into RefWorks. If a reference already exists for a PDF, the file can be associated by opening the reference and dragging the PDF onto the side panel. Further help is available by contacting a librarian.

1. Saving PDFs
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2. To upload PDFs into RefWorks…..
….select ‘+ Add’ > ‘Upload Document’ > Find a saved PDF on your
computer > Select document > ‘Open’. The PDF will be imported into
RefWorks. RefWorks creates a reference from the information in the
PDF. You may need to edit the reference created. See: RefWorks guide
7 (Editing references) for more information.
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3. RefWorks will create a reference from information in the PDF. You may need to edit the
reference created. See RefWorks guide 7 (Editing references) for more information.
You can also drag and drop PDFs into RefWorks

4. Associating a PDF with an existing reference
If you already have a reference in RefWorks
for a PDF that you have saved on your
computer, then you can associate them by
opening the reference. Click on the
reference – a side panel will open - and drag
the PDF on to it. The PDF will then be
available to read.

5. Need further help?
Contact your Librarian:
https://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/liaisonlibrarians
Chat online with a Librarian:
https://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/chat