diff --git a/en/collaborative-work/README.md b/en/collaborative-work/README.md index 14f04e4b4..243f3a6e0 100644 --- a/en/collaborative-work/README.md +++ b/en/collaborative-work/README.md @@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ JabRef allows to share both [Bib\(La\)TeX library](sharedbibfile.md) and [SQL da {% page-ref page="sqldatabase/" %} +{% page-ref page="send-as-email/" %} + diff --git a/en/collaborative-work/send-as-email b/en/collaborative-work/send-as-email new file mode 100644 index 000000000..29f403e11 --- /dev/null +++ b/en/collaborative-work/send-as-email @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Send as Email + +JabRef allows you to send entries to third parties via email. + +### How to send as e-mail: + +1. Select one or multiple entries +2. Choose **Tools → Send as email** in the menu + +This will open your default email application and automatically paste the entries in their raw BibTeX format. +Once your correspondents have received the email, they will be able to directly copy and paste the entries into JabRef (or use them in other ways). + +## How to attach linked files of entries to your email + +Once `Send as email` is pressed, JabRef will also automatically open the folder of attached files, as long as the option `automatically open folders of attached files` is enabled at **File → Preferences → External programs → Sending of emails**. +Attaching these files to your email is possible by dragging and dropping the pdf files into your favourite email application.