Authority Lists

Ibidem provides you with alphabetized Authority lists, which include all the entries in your database for Name fields, Journals, Keywords, and Publishers. You can use these lists to help you enter data in your records consistently.

To display the Authority list for a field, place your cursor in the field and click on the list button to the right of the field or press F3.  

To enter a term from an authority list into the field, find the entry you need in the list, and double-click or press Enter. The up and down arrow keys can be used to scroll through the list.

To exit the drop list, click again on the drop button or press F3.

See also:

Generate Authority List