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Collaborative writing can be challenging, especially when your squad is working on the same file at the same time. But not in MedisTree, because we wish to optimize your working time by minimizing any technical hassle For collaborative writing, we encourage the use of . This platform is intended for scientific writing and has extensive capabilities in easing your writing flow.
Remember how difficult it is to manage your reference? Or when you have to use different citation style? Or when you receive a file from your squad and all the citation seems to be broken? Fret not, with , you can forget about the technical difficulties and keep focusing on writing.
After you are logged in to , you can choose to create a new document. Here, we would recommend you creating the document structure. Having a structured document will help you and your squad to achieve the goal faster! By default, we are using the following structure (it may vary depends on the client's requests):
In the following screenshot, the document structure is:
Notice that on the top bar there is a button named h1, h2, and h3. Those represent the first, second, and third headings, respectively. You can structure the document using these buttons.
Please note that, only one user can access and edit one block at one time! Therefore, it is crucial to enter a new block when you are starting a new paragraph.
When you click the Cite button, there will be a pop-up window with this interface (more or less). Then you will need to click on BibTeX button.
Clicking the BibTeX button will lead you to a page containing your reference content. Now you need to copy all the good stuffs!
Go back to your document. Click Insert --> Citations, then you will be greeted by the following pop-up window. Click the green text Add citations from reference managers.
Paste the BibTeX you previously copied into the box, then click SUBMIT BIBTEX.
Next, you click the Add Citation button.
Now, you can add the citation to your document. If you don't wish to add more, just click the Cite and Close button.
There you go, managing citation and document structure have never been easier, happy writing!
After creating the document structure, it is important to insert a new block. Blocks in can be divided into LaTeX, Markdown, Text, and Code Block. If you are not familiar with any of these terms, that's totally fine! It means, most of the time, you will likely only use the Text block.
To insert a new Text block, first you need to place your cursor at the end of a paragraph/section name. Then, you will click on Insert --> Text and will create a new block where you can start writing!
Well, now you have started writing and I'm sure your head is filled with a lot of brilliant ideas To support those ideas, you might need to cite one or two articles. To do so, we recommend looking for a suitable citation from Google scholar. After you find the right one, click on the Cite button right below it.
You will most likely need to cite multiple papers, which can be easily handled by . Click Insert --> Citations, then choose Local. Here you can find citation you have previously added.
You can choose as many citation as you need, you can even add the new one while you are at it! To wrap it up, just click Cite and Close and voila you will have a formatted citation in your document
