1. The document discusses how to generate a BibTeX file from Citavi, a software used to organize literature, tasks, and summaries for writing projects. 2. It provides instructions for activating TeX support in Citavi, selecting the references to export, and performing the export process to generate a BibTeX file. 3. The result is a BibTeX file that can be used to cite the selected references in a LaTeX document.

1. Citavi 4
Generating a BibTeX File (LaTeX)
Ludger Schönfeld, 2014

2. Agenda
1.
What is „Citavi“?
2.
Activation of TeX-Support
3.
Selection of the References
4.
Performing the Export Process
5.
The Result
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3. 1.) What is „Citavi“?
Software to Organize (
(the literature,
(tasks and summaries in a writing project.
Free Version up to 100 references (Citavi Free)
Supports working with OpenOffice, Microsoft Word &
LaTeX (=> Citation)
Citavi Manual (v4):
http://www.citavi.com/sub/manual4/en/index.html
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4. 2.) Activation of TeX-Support (1/2)
Tools > Options
Step 2
Step 1
Step 3
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5. 2.) Activation of TeX-Support (2/2)
Step 4
Step 5
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6. 3.) Selection of the References
These example
references are
exported
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7. 4.) Performing the Export Process (1/4)
Area „References“
File > Export > Export
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8. 4.) Performing the Export Process (2/4)
Select the export format => „BibTeX“
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9. 4.) Performing the Export Process (3/4)
Step 4.3.1
Step 4.3.2
e.g. Use url package
Step 4.3.3
(optional)
Step 4.3.4
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10. 4.) Performing the Export Process (4/4)
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11. 5.) The Result
The generated BibTeX file
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12. Thank you for your attention!
Citavi 4 – Generating a BibTeX file (LaTeX)
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