Add entry to group using a keyboard shortcut

[claell]

Is your suggestion for improvement related to a problem? Please describe.
We decided to use JabRef for a systematic literature review. To sort entries, we use groups. The goal is to go through the list of entries and assign them to specific groups.

Describe the solution you'd like
Now, it would be very helpful to assign entries from the list to a group by a keyboard shortcut. This doesn't seem possible, as of now.

Additional context
Another workaround might be to flag entries (either with mouse or keyboard shortcut - better, but doesn't seem to be supported, currently?) and then drag all flagged entries to one group.

[ThiloteE]

It think it is possible to select multiple entries via holding the shift key and then to drag them into a group, no?

[Siedlerchr]

Alternatively select all the entries amd then right click on the group

[claell]

For clarification, the list will look like:

* Entry 1
* Entry 2
* Entry 3
* Entry 4
* Entry 5

Now, I want to go through the entries (possibly with the arrow keys of my keyboard). If an entry (e.g. Entry 2) is seen to be relevant for a specific group, I want to add it to the group, then use the arrow keys again to highlight the next entry in the list. Then go on until the next relevant entry is highlighted (e.g. Entry 5) and then add that to the group, and so on.

But yes, marking multiple entries with the mouse (or flagging them with the mouse) and then adding them to a group altogether, is probably a good workaround, thanks for the hints. This workflow is just not keyboard based (requires using the mouse) and thus might not be that efficient.

[laky241]

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