Import papers into your library

In your Global Library, choose Import (on Home, the button is called Import papers).

The Import papers sheet opens over the page. Everything you import goes into your Global Library, so you can add it to any project later.

Drop your files onto Drop PDFs or documents here, or choose Choose files and pick them from your computer.

You can add more files while the first ones are still being read: drop them in, or choose Add files.

If some of your papers are scans, set OCR language to the language they are written in: English, Bahasa Melayu, or English and Bahasa Melayu.

Tip: papers with a text layer (most PDFs from a journal) don't need OCR, so this choice only matters for scans.

Each file shows its step and progress. A file you already have is not stored twice: it shows Linked existing, and reusing it costs nothing. See Duplicate papers.

Keep the tab open while your papers are read: they are read on your own computer. See Why CurTask asks you to keep the tab open.

You can choose Run in background and carry on working; the Queue keeps track of every file. To learn what each step and status means, see What happens after you import a paper.

When a paper is ready, choose its row in your library. Its details open beside the list, with its Overview, Tags & Notes, Metadata, Baggage and Connections tabs. Choose Open in reader to read the full text.