EndNote: Getting Started with EndNote for Mac

Introduction

This tutorial will help you get started using EndNote on Mac. It demonstrates how to set up your EndNote library, import citations from a database, change the reference style, and insert citations.

Instructions

  1. To get started, you will need to download EndNote from https://aspnetweb.pace.edu/adam/
    • Note: Please be sure to downloading EndNote on your personal computer and not university owned device
      download endnote
  2. Once EndNote is downloaded, open the program and create a new library by selecting File. Then click New and Save.
    • Note: Create only one library as multiple libraries can cause technical issues.
      Create library in EndNote tool
  3. In a browser (i.e. Chrome, Firefox, Safari) go to the Pace University Library Databases. Select the appropriate database for your search
    • Note: The PubMed database will be used as an example
      database
  4. Open up the PubMed database. Search for and select an article of your choice
    PubMed database
  5. At the top of the screen, click Send to, check Citation manager, and then click Create File
    create file
  6. Choose Open with...
    open with
  7. ...and select EndNote as the program
    endnote
    Endnote Program
  8. Once EndNote has been chosen as the program to open the file with, click OK
    open
  9. When prompted, choose My EndNote Library.enl and then click Open
    select file
  10. It is now in your EndNote Library!
    endnote library
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