Attach multiple files—PDFs, powerpoints, graphic files and more—to a record in the File Attachment field for automatic linking and storage with your Reference Manager database. All related files stay organized with your reference for immediate access. 

Link your references to full-text articles or other materials on the Web. With Reference Manager you can have multiple links in the same reference. For example, a biochemist can link a single reference to the full-text of articles and to other relevant files such as chemical structures and protein sequences residing on the Web—a simple click of the mouse launches the Web browser to access the information quickly.

Spell check your references and create custom dictionaries. The spell checker offers phonetic suggestions, typographical suggestions, identifies repeated words, and supports multiple language dictionaries at your option. With the ability to customize dictionaries, users can include their own term lists from Reference Manager or elsewhere into their working dictionary.

Open up to 15 databases at one time. Search for and retrieve references across multiple databases—even search for duplicates in multiple databases. Perform global edits on the retrieval set or save them to a new database. When it’s time to publish, Reference Manager searches one or all open databases to insert the correct citations in your manuscript. Only Reference Manager has this unique capability of working across multiple databases.

You can enter synonyms for authors, keywords and periodicals. For example, equate the word "alpha" with its Greek symbol α, and equate American and British spellings of words. Using synonyms, your searches will find references you might otherwise miss.

Reference Manager updates synonym lists dynamically as you add new keywords, authors and periodicals. This makes new terms immediately available, and always keeps your database up-to-date and current.

Search across multiple databases – up to 15 databases can be open at one time. Reference Manager automatically retains your last ten search strategies as you refine your parameters. Once refined, you can save your strategy and recall it for later use, valuable when you perform the same search repeatedly.

View the fields you want to see. Conveniently edit references on the main display or view a formatted reference in your preferred output style. Click on column headings in your reference list to sort your database instantly. A second click reverses the order.

Reference Manager’s sophisticated duplicate checking ensures the most effective level of detection. Identical references may slip into your databases with a single misplaced or misspelled character. With Reference Manager you can refine the process to find duplicates even if all characters are not identical (α versus 'alpha'). Other software may not detect such references as duplicates.

Reference Manager includes 35 different reference types—including journal article, book and online source—each with up to 37 fields. All reference types contain fields such as Date Accessed and Unique ID (DOI).