# 3.2.2. Import from File
This option is to be chosen **if importing** **from online sources is not possible**. Here, you can add any kind of research outputs from BibTex, RIS and CERIF files.
To import a research output from file:
1. Click on the Add content button:[](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/bild-20.jpeg)
Or click on *Editor* in the header, select *Research outputs*, and then click on the button:
[](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/bild-21.jpeg)
2. Select *Import from file*.
3. Click on the file type you want to import from. BibTex, RIS and CERIF file types are available.
4. You can directly paste your data into to *Paste text* field if you have already copied it to the clipboard or you can upload a file by clicking on the field *Drag file and browse your computer: [](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/bild-33.jpeg)*
5. Click on the *Import* button located at the bottom of the article you wish to import into Pure.
6. The next steps are the same as those outlined in the [previous chapter](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/books/manual-for-pure-editors-at-the-teaching-hospitals-of-pmu/page/321-import-from-online-source).