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How can I import existing bibliographies into BibDesk?

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How can I import existing bibliographies into BibDesk?

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There are many ways to add existing reference items to a BibDesk database. • Drag & drop or copy & paste formatted text on the database window. • Drag & drop or copy & paste formatted text files on the database window. • Drag & drop or copy & paste files or URLs to link on the database window. • Drag & drop or copy & paste on a detail editor window. • Drag & drop, copy & paste, or Merge In items from external groups. • Copy text to clipboard and choose New Publications from Clipboard. • Choose New Publications from File to import from a file. • Choose New Publications from Web to import from a web source. • Select formatted text and choose Add to Bibliography from System Services. • Open other file and Drag & drop or copy & paste between database windows. • Choose Open Using Temporary Cite Keys to fix bibtex with missing cite keys. • Choose Open Using Filter to preprocess data. Formatted text can be BibTeX, RIS, Medline (PubMed), MARC, JSTOR, ISI Web of Science, and Refer/EndNote. See