EndNote: Starting with EndNote

The first step for getting started with EndNote is to create an EndNote library.

1. Open EndNote
2. Select File > New
3. Give your library a name.

IMPORTANT: When a library is created, two files are saved onto your computer: .enl and .data. The .enl file contains the references in your library, and the .data file contains additional information such as PDFs for that library. If one of these files is deleted or moved to another location on your computer, then your EndNote library might not be able to open and you will lose information.

Getting a new computer soon? Here's how to get your EndNote library onto the new computer/laptop:

1. From the old computer, click Sync Status on the left side and click the sync button. 
2. You'll be asked to register or login to a free online EndNote account. (You can also do that directly on a Browser by going to endnote.com and clicking EndNote Online in the top right corner).
3. Now the Sync button will allow your online EndNote library to reflect your desktop one, just without any pdf files. If you make edits on references in the online library, hit sync again, those changes will reflect in the desktop library.
4. Now download the latest EndNote to your new computer using the library's instructions.
5. Create a new library from the instructions box above.
6. Now click the Sync button, login with your online account credentials, and say yes to merging libraries when the question box pops up.
7. Your desktop library will now reflect your online library, without any pdfs that you might have had before on your other computer. 
8. Make sure to follow the directions on the "Setting Up 'Find Full Text' Tool page on this site to retrieve as many pdfs automatically before resorting to attaching pdfs manually.

References can be added to EndNote in multiple ways:

• Adding citations manually
• Adding citations from databases
• Adding citations from PDFs
• Using EndNote's interface to add from PubMed

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