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How to save papers from your search into collections

Save papers to a collection as you explore, from Recently Found, or all at once from your Article List.

Written by Nathan

Found papers you want to keep? 🐰 There are a few ways to save them to a collection, depending on whether you want to save as you go or all at once at the end.

Save papers as you go

  1. Click a paper on your map or in your list to open it.

  2. Under Save to, click Collection.

  3. Choose a collection from the list, or search for one. You can also click Create Collection to make a new one.

If you use Zotero sync, your Zotero collections appear in the same list, so you can save straight to them. You can also add a paper to your Reading List from the same place.

Save papers from Recently Found

Every paper you come across while exploring is kept in Recently Found, even if you didn’t save it at the time. Papers are grouped by the day you found them.

  1. Go to your Library and click Recently Found.

  2. Click Unsaved to see only the papers you haven’t saved yet. Click Saved to see the ones you have, or All to see everything.

  3. Select the papers you want to keep, and save them to a collection.int

Save lots of papers at once

  1. Click the rabbit icon at the top left to go to Journey Home.

  2. Click Article List to see every paper in your search.

  3. Select the papers you want, or click All to select everything.

  4. Click Save and choose a collection. You can also click Export to download them. See How to export your papers.

💡 Want your Seeds saved for you? Click the rabbit icon at the top left to open Journey Home, then click Edit and choose a collection under Auto-save. Every Seed you add to the search is then saved to that collection automatically.

Common questions

Can I save a paper to more than one collection?

Yes. Tick as many collections as you like in the Save to list.

What happens to papers I don’t save?

They stay in Recently Found, and in your search for as long as it’s in your Search History. To keep a paper for good, save it to a collection.

Where can I find out more about collections?

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