Open a source
There are two ways in:
- In the Sources panel, click Open in reader on any source.
- Or, while writing, hold ⌘ (Ctrl on Windows) and click a citation. It opens that source.
The reader appears in a window over your draft. Drag its title bar to move it, or drag a corner to resize.
No PDF yet?
If Folio hasn't found a PDF for the source, you'll see two options:
- Find PDF online: Folio searches for a freely available copy.
- Upload PDF: choose a file from your computer.
If neither applies, you'll still see the source's extracted text to read and quote from.
Insert a quote
Select any passage, then choose:
- Block (called Block quote in the text views): sets it as an indented quotation.
- Narrative: weaves it into your sentence, in quotation marks.
Either way, Folio adds the in-text citation. When you quote from the PDF page view, it adds the page number too; a quote taken from the reflowed or extracted text has no page to cite, so add the page yourself if your style needs one.
A quote you insert this way is copied exactly, so Quote Check will find it, as long as Folio has the source's full text to compare against.
Ask about the source
Switch the reader to the Ask tab to ask questions about the paper you're reading. Answers are drawn only from that source, and each question uses your Scholar AI allowance. Found a useful one? Save as note keeps it with the source.