# Add entry manually

To add a new entry, select **Library → New entry...**, 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:

![Window for selecting default entry types. Note: the actual content of the "others" menu depends on the database mode (BibTeX or biblatex).](https://content.gitbook.com/content/281Mg52F3z2V4SGGMiwL/blobs/tTvTXV0o5AVikFuahbX6/jabref-5.3-selectentrytype.png)

For other types of entries, click on `Others.` That expands the window and displays the other entry types available:

![Window with all available entry types. Note: the actual content of the "others" menu depends on the database mode (BibTeX or biblatex).](https://content.gitbook.com/content/281Mg52F3z2V4SGGMiwL/blobs/0vIuBMzmXSSNEAhbCe6O/jabref-5.3-selectentrytype-expanded.png)

Finally, the [entry editor](https://docs.jabref.org/v5/advanced/entryeditor) opens and let you fill in the various fields.

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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**.
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