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# Add entry manually

To add a new entry, select **Library → New entry...**, press `CTRL + N​` or click on the dedicated icon of the toolbar.
To add a new entry, select **Library → Add entry using...**, press `CTRL + N​` or click on the dedicated icon of the toolbar.

A dialog window is displayed. By default, 5 common types of entries are displayed:
The "Choose entry type" dialog window is displayed. By default, 5 common types of entries are displayed:

![Window for selecting default entry types. Note: the actual content of the "others" menu depends on the database mode (BibTeX or biblatex).](<../.gitbook/assets/jabref-5.3-selectentrytype (1).png>)

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Finally, the [entry editor](../advanced/entryeditor/) opens and let you fill in the various fields.

{% hint style="info" %}
You can directly create a new entry of a specific entry type by using a keyboard shortcut. We strongly recommend learning the shortcuts for the entry types you use most often, e.g. `Ctrl + Shift + A` for adding an article entry.​ See **Options → Customize key bindings**.
You can directly create a new entry of a specific entry type by using a keyboard shortcut. We strongly recommend learning the shortcuts for the entry types you use most often, e.g. `Ctrl + Shift + A` for adding an article entry.​ See **File → Preferences → Keyboard Shortcuts**.
{% endhint %}