
However, the Online Search can work well when searching Library catalogues. Searching a database directly and then using Direct export to get the references into your library is the best method, or downloading and importing references if the first option is not available.

Option 2: for a University-owned computer you don’t have admin rights on If you do not have administrative rights on the computer you might not be able to do this. Save it to the Filters folder in the EndNote program folder on your C: drive (or Applications if using a Mac). There are three options depending on the computer you are using: If you download a filter you must save it into a location where EndNote can find it. See the following guide for step-by-step instructions: Once your references are imported, open a couple to make sure the fields have been filled in correctly. EndNote comes with a range of import options, others are available to download for Desktop EndNote from the EndNote Import Filters download site (see below). Because the information in each database is organised in different ways, there is a different import option for each database. The import option will map the information in each downloaded reference to the corresponding fields in EndNote.

In many cases you can select the 'EndNote' or 'RIS' export option and save the file. Once you have marked the items look for an 'Export' option.Search your database and mark any relevant items (usually a checkbox).

If a database does not provide a direct export feature it is usually possible to save the references in a suitable format that can be imported into EndNote.
