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 ===== Installing JabRef ===== ===== Installing JabRef =====
  
-Provided you have a functioning Java-Runtime,​ you can download the latest stable version [[https://​www.jabref.org/#​download|here]]. Windows users will need the file ''​JabRef Windows Installer''​. Once the download is complete, you can initiate the installation by double-clicking on the file. To work with our template, you need only the default settings provided via the installation process.+Provided you have a functioning Java-Runtime,​ you can download the latest stable version [[https://​www.jabref.org/#​download|here]]. Windows users will need the file ''​JabRef Windows Installer''​. Once the download is complete, you can initiate the installation by double-clicking on the file. To work with our template, you don'​t ​need to change ​the default settings provided via the installation process.
  
 ===== Configuring JabRef ===== ===== Configuring JabRef =====
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-After starting the program, select **Options** and then **Preferences**. In preferences,​ go to the **General** menu and set the **Default bibliography mode** to **BIBLATEX**. ​Once this procedure has been completed, ​the additional fields ​will be accessible.+After starting the program, select **Options** and then **Preferences**. In preferences,​ go to the **General** menu and set the **Default bibliography mode** to **BIBLATEX**. ​This allows ​the database to contain ​additional fields.
  
 Click on the **OK** button to save the settings. You can now begin to work on your bibliography. Click on the **OK** button to save the settings. You can now begin to work on your bibliography.
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-In the default settings for JabRef, special fields such as **Sortkey** are not shown on the desktop. Select **Options** and then **Setup general fields**. A dialog box is shown which shows the settings ​for each field. Enter the custom fields, separated with semicola. For example, if in the **General** view you would like to edit the fields **Sortkey** and **Sortauthor**, ​enter in the line General the character string '';​sortkey;​sortauthor''​.+In the default settings for JabRef, special fields such as **Sortkey** are not shown on the interface. Select **Options** and then **Setup general fields**. A dialog box is shown which shows the visible fields ​for each category. Enter the custom fields, separated with semicola. For example, if in the **General** view you would like to edit the fields **Sortkey** and **Sortauthor**, ​add to the end of the line **General** the character string '';​sortkey;​sortauthor''​.
  
-Click **OK** and you will find under the view General the fields **Sortkey** and **Sortauthor**.+Click **OK** and you will find under the category ​General the fields **Sortkey** and **Sortauthor**.
  
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