Share your PERRLA References with others

PERRLA makes it easy to create perfectly formatted references – and you can share your references and Research Notes with others in both PERRLA Online and the Word Add-in.

This feature is ideal for students collaborating on projects, teachers sharing pre-built references with students, and authors or researchers working together on academic papers.

Sharing references in PERRLA Online

1. Log into PERRLA Online and open the References module in the sidebar. 
2. Select the references you want to share.
   Click the checkbox on the left of a reference when you hover over it to select it.
3. In the Options menu at the top, click Share selected references. 
4. Enter recipient email addresses.
   Use the email address associated with their PERRLA account. To share with multiple people, enter multiple addresses or paste a list.
5. Optional: include Research Notes and a message.
   You can choose whether to include your Research Notes with the shared references and add a short message.
6. Click Share my references. 

PERRLA will send your references and any optional content to the recipients you entered.

Sharing references in the Word Add-in

1. Open the PERRLA Add-in in Microsoft Word.
   You can open any PERRLA button inside a PERRLA paper, or open the Settings panel from any Word document.
2. From the menu icon in the top-left corner of the PERRLA panel, select My Reference Library.
   This opens a new window showing your entire PERRLA Reference Library.
3. Select the references you want to share.
   Click the checkbox on the left of a reference when you hover over it to select it.
4. In the Options menu at the top, click Share selected references. 
5. Enter recipient email addresses.
   Use the email address associated with their PERRLA account. To share with multiple people, enter multiple addresses or paste a list.
6. Optional: include Research Notes and a message.
   You can choose whether to include your Research Notes with the shared references and add a short message.
7. Click Share my references. 

PERRLA will send your references and any optional content to the recipients you entered.

Receiving shared references

When someone shares references with you, PERRLA will notify you in two ways.

First, you'll receive an email letting you know references are waiting in PERRLA. You can open PERRLA to view them or click the green button in the email to go directly to the shared references.

Second, a yellow banner will appear at the top of the PERRLA application. Clicking it will open the shared reference invitation wherever you are – in both PERRLA Online and the Word Add-in.

Viewing all shared reference invitations

You can view a full list of shared reference invitations anytime in your PERRLA Settings. It shows each invitation and its status – pending, accepted, or declined.

1. Open Settings in PERRLA.
   See How to Access PERRLA Settings if you need help finding it.
2. Scroll down to Library & data. 
3. Under Shared reference invitations, click View invitations. 

You'll see a full list of all references shared with you. Any pending or declined invitations can be opened and added to your Reference Library at any time.