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You can use Sources citations in other Mandala tools. This lets you quickly create bibliographies and citations in any rich text field. Make sure to add a source before starting the steps below. 

Add a Citation to an Asset

This guide assumes you already have a media asset in one of Mandala's tools.

  1. Edit your asset
    • Learn more about editing in Audio-Video, Texts, Sources, and Visuals
  2. Find a rich text editor field
    • Rich text editors include a toolbar and a large space for editing text
    • "Description" fields usually use rich text
  3. Place your cursor where you want to insert the citation
  4. Click on the  Mandala icon in the toolbar
    • The "Add Mandala Resource" window will open 
  5. Switch the "Type" to Sources
    • You can find the "Type" drop-down field in the top right corner
    • A list of sources will appear
  6. To use a citation you created, enter your computing id in the "Show only from user" field
    • A list of your sources will appear
  7. Use the other fields as needed to find the source you want
  8. Click on the source you want to add
    • The source will turn green
    • You'll see an excerpt of the source to the right
  9. Click Add item
    • The window will close
    • You'll see a citation in the editor
  10. Repeat this process to add more citations
  11. Save the Mandala asset when you're done 

Add a Citation to a Collection Description

This guide assumes you already have a collection or subcollection in one of Mandala's tools.

  1. Edit your collection

    • Learn more about editing in Audio-Video, Texts, Sources, and Visuals

  2. Find the "Description" field
  3. Place your cursor where you want to insert the citation
  4. Click on the  Mandala icon in the toolbar
    • The "Add Mandala Resource" window will open 
  5. Switch the "Type" to Sources
    • Find the "Type" drop-down field in the top right corner
    • A list of sources will appear
  6. To use a citation you created, enter your computing id in the "Show only from user" field
    • A list of your sources will appear
  7. Use the other fields as needed to find the source you want
  8. Click on the source you want to add
    • The source will turn green
    • You'll see an excerpt of the source to the right
  9. Click Add item
    • The window will close
    • You'll see a citation in the editor
  10. Repeat this process to add more citations
  11. Save the Mandala collection when you're done


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