Mendeley

You may attach files to your references, such as a PDF of the full text article. See Collecting references. If a reference has a file attachment this will be indicated by an icon in the 'File' column in the Library table.

If you have imported or attached PDF full text documents, then they will be accessible for annotating.

To open the PDF, click on the iicon in the 'Files' column in the Library table, or open via the Info panel.

You can:

• select text (to copy & paste elsewhere);
• highlight text (the currently selected colour will be the highlight colour);
• add a sticky note.

If you add a sticky note you will also be able to view it in the Annotations tab in the Info panel.

To return to your library either close the tab for the PDF display, or click on the word Library in the top left next to the Mendeley icon.

Notebook allows you to collect highlights and comments across multiple PDFs, and keep them all in one place. Notebook pages aren't tied to a specific reference, and you can add highlights from any reference on a single page.

Access Notebook by clicking on the Notebook button in the toolbar: Alternatively, whilst you have a reference selected, via the the Notebook tab in the Info. panel.

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Click on: + New page to create a new page, and click on the 'trash' icon for an individual page to delete it.. 

Notebook can be organised as separate 'pages', to gather together notes or annotations (perhaps for a single project or assignment). You can create as many pages as you want.

On a new page:

• Add title - this will be visible in your list of Notebook pages.
• Add body - you can type your own notes into the body of the page.
• Add highlights - highlight any text in the PDF (i.e. annotate), and then select the highlighted text, by clicking on it; you will see a dialogue box to: 'Change color', or 'Add to Notebook' or 'Delete Annotation'. Click on Add to Notebook, and you will see the highlighted text copied to your Notebook (boxed and italicised).
• Return to highlighted text in the body of the PDF, by clicking on the Notebook page entry (in the relevant page). You can do this whichever reference you are currently displaying in the Info panel, or via the Notebook button on the toolbar of your Library.