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Expand Up @@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ To create a new library, just select the "New library" menu item in the "File" m
![Creating a new library](<.gitbook/assets/getting-started-new-library (7).png>)

The main screen is now showing an empty "entry table" we will now start to fill with some entries.
{% hint style="info" %}
*Open vs. Import*

It is important to understand the difference between these two menu actions:
* *File -> Open* is used to open an already existing BibTeX library file (*.bib). JabRef can keep multiple libraries open at the same time.
* *File -> Import* is used to add the contents (all the entries) of an existing BibTeX or other reference file into the *library you currently have open*. Import Filters will be applied.
{% endhint %}

## Adding of a new entry manually

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