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October 7, 2026

# Copy, Export and Download Citations

## The Informit platform enables you to copy or export citations for individual or multiple search results. Up to 100 results can be exported at one time.

**Video overview**

The following video provides you with a quick demonstration on copying and exporting citations.  

<iframe width="100%" height="100%" style="border:0;" scrolling="no" src="https://screencast-o-matic.com/player/c3jXVnVZ8Ao?width=100%&amp;height=100%&amp;ff=1&amp;title=0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe>

 

**Step 1 : Select Results**

From the search results page, select the results you want to copy or export.

You can:

- Individually tick the checkbox beside each result you want to select.
- Select all results on the current page by choosing **Select All**.

![](https://support.informit.org/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-29-2026-10-51-11-7897-PM.png?width=573&height=665&name=image-png-Jul-29-2026-10-51-11-7897-PM.png)

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Then select the **Cite** option located directly above the first search result. 

![](https://support.informit.org/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-29-2026-10-54-56-7794-PM.png?width=565&height=286&name=image-png-Jul-29-2026-10-54-56-7794-PM.png)

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Up to **100** results per page can be selected.

To display 100 results on a page, change the **Per Page** setting to 100. 

![](https://support.informit.org/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-29-2026-10-59-15-5061-PM.png?width=547&height=133&name=image-png-Jul-29-2026-10-59-15-5061-PM.png)

**Notes**

- Only records from one page (a maximum of 100) may be exported at a time.
- Exporting larger numbers of results may take longer to process.

**Step 2: Copy Citation**

After clicking **Cite**, the **Export Citation** window will open. 

 ![](https://support.informit.org/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Jul-29-2026-11-02-43-9035-PM.png?width=501&height=660&name=undefined-Jul-29-2026-11-02-43-9035-PM.png) 

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Under **Copy Citation**, choose between the following styles:

- APA (7th edition)
- Chicago (16th edition)
- MLA (9th edition)
- Author-Date (Harvard: Cite It Right 4th Edition)

 ![](https://support.informit.org/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-12-2026-04-11-01-7670-AM.png?width=488&height=327&name=image-png-Aug-12-2026-04-11-01-7670-AM.png) 

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After a style is selected, a preview of the citation will appear below.

![](https://support.informit.org/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-29-2026-11-40-03-9917-PM.png?width=369&height=114&name=image-png-Jul-29-2026-11-40-03-9917-PM.png)

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Click the **COPY** button to copy the preview text to your clipboard. You can then paste the citation directly into your document.

 ![](https://support.informit.org/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-29-2026-11-40-59-5060-PM.png?width=359&height=86&name=image-png-Jul-29-2026-11-40-59-5060-PM.png) 

**Note:**

Citations are currently copied as plain text. Rich text formatted citations styles will be available in a future release.

**Step 3: Download Citation**

You can also choose to download citations for use in citation management software. 

Select **Download Citation** in the Export Citation window. 

Choose one of the following formats:

·       RIS (Compatible with EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley and RefWorks)

·       BibTeX ​

![](https://support.informit.org/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-29-2026-11-22-56-4746-PM.png?width=366&height=181&name=image-png-Jul-29-2026-11-22-56-4746-PM.png)

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After selecting a format, click the **DOWNLOAD** button to save the citation/s in the format selected to your computer.

![](https://support.informit.org/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-29-2026-11-12-28-0587-PM.png?width=358&height=160&name=image-png-Jul-29-2026-11-12-28-0587-PM.png)

You can then import the downloaded file directly into your preferred citation management tool (e.g. EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley, RefWorks etc).

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