How do I generate citations while writing?
With Paperguide’s built-in Reference Manager, you can add citations for your references directly while writing and even cite papers from public research databases.
To generate in-text citations, highlight any section of text and click the Cite button to open our Citation Manager.
You can also use the "@" keyboard shortcut to open our Citation Manager.
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Place the cursor where you want to cite on the Cite button on the toolbar (or) type “@.”
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Then, a citation manager dialog opens.
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It includes two tabs: My References and Research Database
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Cite Papers from References
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My References tab includes the papers stored in your reference manager.
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Search the paper from your references that you need to cite.
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Then, click on the + Cite button.
Search & Cite Papers from Public Research Database:
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You can search papers from the public database from this tab.
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Search the paper by title in the research database that you need to cite. And click on the + Cite button.
Last updated Dec 3, 2025

