Copy with page, BibTeX, citation keys

Copy with page

1. Select text in a paper, in the PDF view or in Reading Mode.
2. Choose Copy with page:
   • Mac · iPadIn the menu over the selection or the menu of a highlight you tap; on Mac, also by right-clicking. The shortcut is ⌘⇧C.
   • WindowsIn the bar over the selection, or by right-clicking. In Reading Mode the shortcut is Ctrl+Shift+C, and a block's menu has Copy block with page.
   • AndroidIn the bar over the selection (on a phone, under Copy). With a keyboard, the shortcut is Ctrl+Shift+C.
3. Paste it where you write. You get the quote in quotation marks followed by the page, like “…” (p. 5), or (pp. 5–6) when it runs across pages.

The page is the number printed on the paper's pages when the PDF has one, otherwise the PDF page number.

Copy with citation

Copy with citation copies the quote with its source in your citation style, ready to paste into a paper or a report.

1. Select text in a paper, in the PDF view or in Reading Mode.
2. Choose Copy with citation, next to Copy with page:
   • Mac · iPadIn the menu over the selection or the menu of a highlight you tap; on Mac, also by right-clicking. The shortcut is ⌘⌥C.
   • WindowsIn the bar over the selection, or by right-clicking. The shortcut is Ctrl+Alt+C.
   • AndroidIn the bar over the selection (on a phone, under Copy). With a keyboard, the shortcut is Ctrl+Alt+C.
3. Paste it. In APA you get “…” (Devlin et al., 2019, p. 5).

• With a numbered style (IEEE, Vancouver, Nature), you get “…” (p. 5) followed by the full reference. The number depends on the document you paste into, so Rectoly copies the reference itself instead of a number.
• A PDF that is not in your library has no source to cite, so it is copied with its page, and Rectoly tells you so.
• Zotero editionWhile you are signed in, with the purchase or during the trial, Zotero itself formats the citation whenever it can be reached. Otherwise Rectoly formats it on this device.

Citation style

Choose the style that Copy with citation and exported research themes use:

• Mac · iPadIn the reader's settings › Export › Citation style. Your choice follows you to your other iPads and Macs through iCloud.
• Windows · AndroidIn Settings › Reader › Citation style.

When a theme is exported to Markdown, Word or (in the Zotero edition) a Zotero note, its reference list and the sources in its text are written in this style. If Pandoc or Quarto formats your Markdown, turn on Keep citation keys in Markdown ([@key]), just below the style.

Copy BibTeX or the citation key

• Mac · iPadIn the library, long-press a paper (or right-click it on Mac) and choose Copy BibTeX or Copy citation key. In the reader, both are in the … menu.
• WindowsAbove the paper, open Export and hand off to writing and choose Copy BibTeX or Copy citation key.
• AndroidIn the library, long-press a paper and choose Copy BibTeX or Copy citation key. In the reader, both are in the ⋮ menu.

"BibTeX entry copied." confirms it.

• The BibTeX entry takes the paper's details from Mendeley or Zotero. If they cannot be reached, the entry is copied without the details only they have (volume, pages, publisher); these are added once the connection is back.
• A PDF that is not in your Mendeley or Zotero library gives an entry with only its title.

Citation key format

Choose how Copy citation key writes the key, to match where you paste it:

• Mac · iPadIn the reader's Settings › Export › Citation key.
• Windows · AndroidIn Settings › Reader › Citation key.

The same format is used for the sources that Send to theme writes, and under the title of each note in the notes folder.

Where the key comes from

• Mendeley editionThe citation key Mendeley holds for the paper. Without one, Rectoly makes one from the first author's family name, the year and the first word of the title, such as devlin2019bert.
• Zotero editionThe citation key Zotero holds for the paper, including a "Citation Key:" line in the Extra field (as Better BibTeX writes it). Without one, Rectoly makes one the same way, such as devlin2019bert.