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Category Archives: Bibliographies
Update on file organization in Papers 3
Here are some clarifications concerning handling of documents in the beta version of Papers 3 which I criticize in the previous entry. Responding to my query, Papers 3 staff confirmed that switching on the Dropbox synchronization (a new feature in … Continue reading
Papers 3: moving in the wrong direction?
NB: Since this entry was written, file management in Papers 3 has improved. Follow further developments in Papers app on Macademic. I have started trying the beta-version of Papers 3, an update of Papers 2, my favorite citation, bibliography and … Continue reading
Collaboration in academic writing: software and beyond
Unfortunately, collaboration in academic writing often causes frustration. Academics are used to think that co-authoring a manuscripts means emailing back and forth Microsoft Word documents with endless “Track Changes” and “Comments” layered on top of each other. Whereas writing is … Continue reading
Posted in Bibliographies, Collaboration, Writing
Tagged Byword, Dropbox, Microsoft Word, OmniOutliner, Papers, Scrivener
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Guest post by Ez: Annotating PDFs in Papers, Sente, Skim and other apps
Ez responded to the post on annotating pdf in Papers with a comment so useful I reworked it, with Ez’ kind permission, in a separate post. It was prompted by John asking about a “simple workflow”: ‘… [to create] referenced notes … Continue reading
Posted in Annotation, Bibliographies, Files, Writing
Tagged DevonThink, Papers, Sente, Skim
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Collaborative writing with Papers
Preparing manuscripts with Papers in collaboration with other co-authors can go very well if you observe a couple of simple rules. When I am the only contributor and use my standard writing workflow (OmniOutliner → Byword → Scrivener → Word) … Continue reading
Posted in Bibliographies, Collaboration, Writing
Tagged Byword, Microsoft Word, Papers
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Annotating pdf documents in Papers
Until recently, when asked whether Papers provide good annotation tools I would say “not really… but they have other advantages …”. There is no longer need for such an excuse. Papers’ support for document annotation is as good as in their competitor, … Continue reading
Citation modifiers in Papers2
Papers are a great citation tool. To use it effectively while writing, check and bookmark this page from Mekentosj which explains how to have citations look the way you want in your papers. For example, if you want to say ‘According to … Continue reading
Handling academic articles through Papers
To handle academic articles through Papers you may want to arrange the following settings for your Papers library: