How to export to a .bib file in alphabetical order?
For example, if I export a collection into .bib file or other formats, the references are not output alphabetically. I don't know what is the order when it export the .bib file.
Could somebody tell me? And is there a way to export them in the order that I desire?
Could somebody tell me? And is there a way to export them in the order that I desire?
If you're unhappy with the sorting options these provide, you can use bibtool or another program to re-sort an existing .bib file.
And noksagt is completely right about bibtool-- anyone working extensively with BibTeX-centered workflows should be using it already.
The problem is the order in the .bib file is not as ordered as in the zotero pane. For example, in one collection, I let it ordered by the "year", but the output file is still random. I have no idea what's the order based on.
You're right that the sorting when exporting by right-clicking on the collection in the left pane is pretty hard to explain.
>>To get them exported in the order they are in the middle pane, you need to select them all (Ctrl-A), right click on the selected items, and select Export.
I did this after sorting the files by "Creator" but the exported file is not sorted by alphabetical order and appears to be random...
I would very much appreciate your help!