diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemPane.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemPane.js
index 3d9a67ae7..80cf305d1 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemPane.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemPane.js
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ ScholarItemPane = new function()
 				
 					var label = document.createElement('label');
 					label.setAttribute('value',_noteToTitle(notes[i].getNote()));
+					label.setAttribute('flex','1');	//so that the long names will flex smaller
 					label.setAttribute('crop','end');
 				
 					var box = document.createElement('box');
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ ScholarItemPane = new function()
 				
 					var label = document.createElement('label');
 					label.setAttribute('value',files[i].getField('title'));
+					label.setAttribute('flex','1');	//so that the long names will flex smaller
 					label.setAttribute('crop','end');
 				
 					var box = document.createElement('box');
@@ -442,26 +444,12 @@ ScholarItemPane = new function()
 	
 	function addFileFromDialog(link)
 	{
-		var nsIFilePicker = Components.interfaces.nsIFilePicker;
-		var fp = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/filepicker;1"]
-        					.createInstance(nsIFilePicker);
-		fp.init(window, "Select a File", nsIFilePicker.modeOpen);
-		
-		if(fp.show() == nsIFilePicker.returnOK)
-		{
-			if(link)
-				Scholar.Files.linkFromFile(fp.file, _itemBeingEdited.getID());
-			else
-				Scholar.Files.importFromFile(fp.file, _itemBeingEdited.getID());
-		}
+		ScholarPane.addFileFromDialog(link, _itemBeingEdited.getID());
 	}
 	
 	function addFileFromPage(link)
 	{
-		if(link)
-			Scholar.Files.linkFromDocument(window.content.document, _itemBeingEdited.getID());
-		else
-			Scholar.Files.importFromDocument(window.content.document, _itemBeingEdited.getID());
+		ScholarPane.addFileFromPage(link, _itemBeingEdited.getID());
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.js
index ebbc1779d..7147b4099 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.js
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ var ScholarPane = new function()
 	this.buildItemContextMenu = buildItemContextMenu;
 	this.openNoteWindow = openNoteWindow;
 	this.newNote = newNote;
+	this.addFileFromDialog = addFileFromDialog;
+	this.addFileFromPage = addFileFromPage;
 	
 	/*
 	 * Called when the window is open
@@ -346,6 +348,30 @@ var ScholarPane = new function()
 	{
 		window.open('chrome://scholar/content/note.xul?v=1'+(id ? '&id='+id : '')+(parent ? '&coll='+parent : ''),'','chrome,resizable,centerscreen');
 	}
+	
+	function addFileFromDialog(link, id)
+	{
+		var nsIFilePicker = Components.interfaces.nsIFilePicker;
+		var fp = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/filepicker;1"]
+        					.createInstance(nsIFilePicker);
+		fp.init(window, "Select a File", nsIFilePicker.modeOpen);
+		
+		if(fp.show() == nsIFilePicker.returnOK)
+		{
+			if(link)
+				Scholar.Files.linkFromFile(fp.file, id);
+			else
+				Scholar.Files.importFromFile(fp.file, id);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	function addFileFromPage(link, id)
+	{
+		if(link)
+			Scholar.Files.linkFromDocument(window.content.document, id);
+		else
+			Scholar.Files.importFromDocument(window.content.document, id);
+	}
 }
 
 window.addEventListener("load", function(e) { ScholarPane.onLoad(e); }, false);
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.xul b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.xul
index f38bf8d2d..58764ede5 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.xul
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.xul
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@
 					<toolbarbutton id="tb-add" tooltiptext="&toolbar.newItem.label;" type="menu">
 						<menupopup/>
 					</toolbarbutton>
+					<toolbarbutton id="tb-file-add" type="menu" tooltiptext="New Standalone File">
+						<menupopup>
+							<menuitem label="Add File..." oncommand="ScholarPane.addFileFromDialog();"/>
+							<menuitem label="Add Linked File..." oncommand="ScholarPane.addFileFromDialog(true);"/>
+							<menuitem label="Snapshot Current Page" oncommand="ScholarPane.addFileFromPage();"/>
+							<menuitem label="Link to Current Page" oncommand="ScholarPane.addFileFromPage(true);"/>
+						</menupopup>
+					</toolbarbutton>
 					<toolbarbutton id="tb-note-add" tooltiptext="New Standalone Note" oncommand="ScholarPane.newNote();"/>
 					<spacer flex="1"/>
 					<label value="&toolbar.search.label;" control="tb-search"/>
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/skin/default/scholar/overlay.css b/chrome/chromeFiles/skin/default/scholar/overlay.css
index 7f3032c3c..89af3f6e9 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/skin/default/scholar/overlay.css
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/skin/default/scholar/overlay.css
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@
 	list-style-image: url('chrome://scholar/skin/toolbar-note-add.png');
 }
 
+#tb-file-add
+{
+	list-style-image: url('chrome://scholar/skin/item-files-add.png');
+}
+
 #tb-item-files-add
 {
 	list-style-image: url('chrome://scholar/skin/item-files-add.png');