Citavi support
- Introductory courses offered by the University Library
- Help and one-on-one support for Citavi users
- Helpful information on getting starting and using Citavi
- Special tips on using Citavi
Introductory courses offered by the University Library
The University Library offers a number of general training courses to help you get started and to incorporate Citavi seamlessly into your academic work process.
"Introduction to Citavi" course
Training video "Introduction to Citavi" (in German)
Help and one-on-one support for Citavi users
You will find answers to frequently-asked questions, manuals and guidance on Citavi's support site.
You can also contact Citavi directly with your questions and problems. A useful hint: Enter the first 3 numbers of the product ID in the query form to ensure your enquiry receives priority treatment. You will find the product ID of your Citavi version in the Help menu under "License".
The University Library is also happy to offer personal help and support to Citavi users. Just send an e-mail with your question to the contact address in the service area on the right-hand side of this web page.
Helpful information on getting starting and using Citavi
Citavi 6 - Getting started (750 kB)
E-tutorial "Quick introduction to Citavi 6" (German)
Special tips on using Citavi
Creating a citation style in Citavi 6
If you want to adapt or change a citation style, this e-tutorial on creating a citation style in Citavi 4 will help you.
E-tutorial "Creating a citiation style in Citavi 6" (German)
Citavi and your final thesis
You submit all relevant components of your Citavi project together with your final thesis by saving or burning them on a USB thumb drive or respectively a CD-ROM.
E-tutorial “How to submit a Citavi file together with your final thesis” (in German)
Importing data with Citavi Picker
The small browser plug-in Citavi Picker will enable you to grab web pages for your Citavi project quickly and easily as well as to import ISBN numbers and much more with only a few mouse clicks. The Picker will be installed automatically when you install Citavi.
The e-tutorial on Citavi Picker will show you how to use the Picker.
Video "Citavi 6 Picker in 5 minutes" on YouTube
E-Tutorial “Activate Citavi Picker in your Firefox browser” (in German)
Importing search results from the University Library online catalogue into Citavi
To import search results from the University Library's online catalogue, please use Mozilla Firefox as your browser and follow these brief directions.
- Please use Mozilla Firefox.
- Conduct your search in the University Library online catalogue as usual.
- Add your selected results (books, journals etc.) to your watch list by simply clicking on the link "Add to My List" below the title.
- Display your list by clicking on the tab "My List" in the blue menu bar in the online catalogue.
- Switch from "Brief records" to "Full records".
- In the drop-down menu under "Save/E-mail/Print" in the far right-hand column, click on "Save", then choose „BibTex”.
- The Mozilla import window will open; at the prompt "Open with" choose Citavi as program, then click on "OK".
- If necessary, you can correct special characters or the document type from within Citavi.
Using Citavi as a team
You can collaborate with your colleagues or fellow students on your Citavi projects. You do not need a special team licence. It is sufficient if all team members have a licence for the full version of Citavi. There are two requisites for using Citavi as a team:
- Citavi version 6.1 or newer. If you are using an older version of Citavi please download the current Citavi version.
- A Citavi cloud project to which the team members can be invited. Team members can be allocated roles (manager, author, reader) by the project owner.
