Publish or Perish commands can be reached through the main window (click on the appropriate button) or through the main menu (hit F10, or Alt+first letter, or click with the mouse).
| Command | Description | Button | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Saved Results... |
Opens a file with previously saved citation results and displays its contents. Note: This command is not implemented yet. |
Ctrl+O | |
| Save Results... | Saves the citation analysis results in a text file for future reference or analysis with another application. The text file contains a few introductory lines, followed by all currently selected citations in comma-separated format. | Save as... | Ctrl+S |
| Exit | Exits the program. | Close | Alt+F4 |
| Command | Description | Button | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copy Results |
Copy the current citation analysis data to the Windows clipboard, from where it can be pasted into another application. The data is stored as plain text in the same format as the Save Results... command does: a few introductory lines, followed by all currently selected citations in comma-separated format. |
Copy Results | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Cut | Copies the currently selected text to the Windows clipboard, then deletes the text from the text field. | Ctrl+X | |
| Copy | Copies the currently selected text to the Windows clipboard. | Ctrl+C | |
| Paste | Paste any text on the Windows clipboard into the text field. | Ctrl+V | |
| Delete | Delete the currently selected text from the text field. | Del | |
| Select All | Checks all citations in the Results list and recalculates the citation statistics. | Select all | Ctrl+A |
| Unselect All | Unchecks all citations in the Results list and recalculates the citation statistics. | Unselect all | Ctrl+U |
| Unselect 0 Cites | Unchecks all citations in the Results list with 0 citations and recalculates the citation statistics. This is useful to exclude spurious references that Google Scholar sometimes returns. | Unselect 0 cites | Ctrl+0 |
| Command | Description | Button | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | Opens this help file on the About Publish or Perish page. | Help | F1 |
| Check for Updates | Contacts the Harzing web site to check if a newer version of Publish or Perish is available. If so, it then downloads and installs the newer version. | ||
| Send Feedback... | Opens your email client and starts an email message to pop@harzing.com in which you can provide feedback about the program. | ||
| About Publish or Perish | Opens the About Publish or Perish dialog box that displays the program's version and some other information. |