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<h1>Customizing entry types</h1>
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To customize entry types, select the menu
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<strong>Options --> Customize entry types</strong>.
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When customizing an entry type, you both define how its entry editor should look, and what
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it takes for JabRef to consider an entry complete. You can both make changes to the existing
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entry types, and define new ones.
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Note that no modifications you make in this dialog will be stored until you click <b>Apply</b>
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or <b>OK</b>. If you click <b>Cancel</b> or simply close the dialog, unapplied changes will
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<h2>Using the entry customization dialog</h2>
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The entry customization dialog is divided in three main panels. The leftmost panel
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is where you can select an entry type for modification, and add new ones. The middle
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panel is used for setting up the required fields of the selected entry type, and
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the right panel for setting up the optional fields.
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<h3>Adding and removing entry types</h3>
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<p>The currently available entry types are listed in the left panel. Whenever
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you select an entry type, the other panels will update to show what fields are
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required and optional for this entry type.
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<p>To add a new entry type, you must enter a name for it in the text field below
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the type list, and click <b>Add</b>. The new entry type will be added to the list,
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and selected for modification.
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<p>To remove a custom entry type, select it and click <b>Remove</b>. This operation will
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only be available for custom entry types that are not merely modifications of standard types.
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It is not possible to remove a standard entry type.
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<p>To return a modified standard type to its default setup, select it and click <b>Default</b>.
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This operation will only be available for customized entry types that modify a standard type.
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<h2>Editing entry types</h2>
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When an entry type is selected, the current required and optional fields will be listed
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in the center and right panels of the dialog. The process of editing the lists are identical
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for the required and optional fields.
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<p>To add a new field, edit the text field below the list, or select a field name from the
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dropdown menu, then click <b>Add</b>. The chosen field name will be added at the end of the
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<p>To remove one or more fields, select them in the list, and click <b>Remove</b>.
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<p>To change the order of the fields, choose one field name, and click the arrow buttons to move
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it up or down in the list.
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There is one limitation to customizing entry types; certain types have
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an and/or condition in their required fields. For instance, a <em>book</em>
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entry is complete with either the <em>author</em> or the <em>editor</em>
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field, or both. This type of condition cannot be represented in a customized
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<p>To customize entry types, select the menu <strong>Options
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--> Customize entry types</strong>.</p>
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<p>When customizing an entry type, you both define how its
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entry editor should look, and what it takes for JabRef to
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consider an entry complete. You can both make changes to the
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existing entry types, and define new ones.</p>
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<p>Note that no modifications you make in this dialog will be
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stored until you click <b>Apply</b> or <b>OK</b>. If you click
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<b>Cancel</b> or simply close the dialog, unapplied changes
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<h2>Using the entry customization dialog</h2>
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customization dialog is divided in three main panels. The
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leftmost panel is where you can select an entry type for
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modification, and add new ones. The middle panel is used for
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setting up the required fields of the selected entry type, and
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the right panel for setting up the optional fields.</p>
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<h3>Adding and removing entry types</h3>
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<p>The currently available entry types are listed in the left
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panel. Whenever you select an entry type, the other panels will
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update to show what fields are required and optional for this
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<p>To add a new entry type, you must enter a name for it in the
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text field below the type list, and click <b>Add</b>. The new
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entry type will be added to the list, and selected for
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<p>To remove a custom entry type, select it and click
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<b>Remove</b>. This operation will only be available for custom
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entry types that are not merely modifications of standard
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types. It is not possible to remove a standard entry type.</p>
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<p>To return a modified standard type to its default setup,
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select it and click <b>Default</b>. This operation will only be
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available for customized entry types that modify a standard
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<h2>Editing entry types</h2>
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<p>When an entry type is selected, the
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current required and optional fields will be listed in the
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center and right panels of the dialog. The process of editing
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the lists are identical for the required and optional fields.</p>
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<p>To add a new field, edit the text field below the list, or
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select a field name from the dropdown menu, then click
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<b>Add</b>. The chosen field name will be added at the end of
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<p>To remove one or more fields, select them in the list, and
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click <b>Remove</b>.</p>
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<p>To change the order of the fields, choose one field name,
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and click the arrow buttons to move it up or down in the
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<p>There is one limitation to customizing entry types; certain
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types have an and/or condition in their required fields. For
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instance, a <em>book</em> entry is complete with either the
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<em>author</em> or the <em>editor</em> field, or both. This
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type of condition cannot be represented in a customized
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