Other Edit Menu Features

Save State

The "Save State" feature manually saves the current editing content to the browser's temporary memory. It's useful when you want to save at a specific moment in addition to the automatic backup.

How to Use

• From the Menu Bar
  Select [Edit] → [Save State]
• Keyboard Shortcut
  

Difference from Auto Backup

Reading Forest automatically backs up 3 seconds after editing, but "Save State" allows you to create a backup immediately at any time you choose.

Insert File

This feature inserts the contents of another reading log file into the currently open file. It's useful when you want to combine multiple files into one.

How to Use

1. Open the destination file
2. Select [Edit] → [Insert File]. If signed in to Google Drive, you can choose between "From this device" and "From Google Drive"
3. Select the reading log file (.rfnote) to insert — it will be merged automatically

Duplicate Handling

• Title and author match
  Records are automatically merged into the existing book. Records with the same date and page range have their notes combined; different records are added as-is
• Title matches but author differs
  A confirmation dialog asks whether to merge or add as a separate book
• No match
  Added as a new book

Notes

• Source file unchanged
  The source file is not modified. After merging, you can delete the source file if it's no longer needed
• Can be undone
  Use [Edit] → [Undo] to revert (before saving)

Web Search (Add Books)

This feature allows you to search for books using Google Books and add them to your reading log. Books not found in the database search may be available through Google Books.

How to Use

• From the Menu Bar
  Select [Edit] → [Web Search]
• Enter Search Keywords
  Enter the book title, author name, ISBN, etc. and search
• Select from Results
  Choose the book you want to add from the search results
• Addition Complete
  The selected book is added to your reading log

Difference from Database Search