Selecting References

To work with individual references (for example to copy, open, export or edit them), first select them in the Library window. The simplest way is to click on a reference in a reference list. That reference is then highlighted to indicate it is selected.

You can also select a reference by typing the first few letters found in the field by which the library is currently sorted. For example, if the library is sorted by the author field, type the first few letters of an author’s last name to select the first reference by that author. If the library is sorted based on title, type the first few letters of the title of the reference that you want to select. (When typing the letters to match a title, articles such as "a," "an," and "the" are skipped.).

To select multiple references:

Hold down the Ctrl key Command key ( ) while clicking on individual references. Press the Ctrl Command key and click on a selected reference to deselect that reference and retain the rest of the selection.
Select a range of references by clicking on the first reference, then press the Shift key and click on the last reference of the range.
You can also select a range of references by holding down the mouse button and dragging the mouse vertically across a range of references.
Choose Select All from the Edit menu to select all of the references showing in the current reference list. When all the references are selected, the Select All command changes to Unselect All.

See Showing and Hiding References to learn how to display only the selected references, or temporarily hide the selected references from view.