Desktop EndNote is a reference management programme. It is available on campus via the University's Apps Anywhere service. It can also be installed on personal computers by requesting the installation file and product key from IT Services. We recommend it for research students and staff. Note that if you leave the University you must remove EndNote from your own computer. Staff in Malaysia should email it reading.
Store your EndNote files on your computer's local hard drive, such as in Documents or on the Desktop. Avoid endnote x7 error reading records free download services such as OneDrive, iCloud and Drop-box.
When you use Desktop EndNote, endnote x7 error reading records free download when inserting references in Word documents, it endnote x7 error reading records free download reads and writes information back to your EndNote library. If you use your files on a cloud-based location, such as OneDrive or iCloud, this means your library can become corrupted over time.
Check that your chosen location is not automatically syncing to a cloud service. On a Windows computer open the File Explorer and right-click on the relevant location and select Properties. If you are unsure just create a new folder on the C: drive where you will store your EndNote files. For Mac iCloud users we suggest creating a separate folder in your Home folder and saving your EndNote libraries there. Note: this will not download the full-text. For information about exporting from a specific database, take a look at the information page for it via our databases endnote x7 error reading records free download.
If a database does not provide a direct export feature it is usually possible to save the endnote x7 error reading records free download in a suitable format that can be imported into EndNote. The import option will map the information in each downloaded reference to the corresponding fields in EndNote.
Because the information in each database is organised in different ways, there is a different import option for each database. 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. Once your references are imported, open a couple to make sure the fields have been filled in correctly.
If the filter you need is not included in the list provided with EndNote, check whether it is available to download using the link below. If you download a filter you must save it into a location where EndNote can find it. There are three options depending on the computer you are using:. Option 1: for your own computer Save it to the Filters folder in the EndNote program folder on your C: drive or Applications if using a Mac. If you do not have administrative rights on the computer you might not be able to do this.
Try Option 2 instead. You will need to create a folder called endnote x7 error reading records free download in this location if it doesn't already exist. On most databases you will see the 'Search for item at Reading' button next to references:. Clicking on this button searches for the item in our online subscriptions, and will link you directly to the full-text where available. In some cases you will be taken to the 'Item Finder' screen which displays the full-text links.
Also, in the top right corner of this screen is an 'Export' button. This will take the reference details and add them to your EndNote library. The EndNote Online search uses connection files to allow you to connect directly to a database from within EndNote and download into your Library. We do not recommend using the EndNote Online Search to find references because:. Searching a database directly and then using Direct export to get the references into your library is the best method, endnote x7 error reading records free download downloading and importing references if the first option is not available.
However, the Online Search can work well when searching Library catalogues. It is possible to use it to download records from our own catalogue. For best results make sure that your search is specific and well constructed - too general a search might retrieve thousands of useless records and it not easy to refine your search once you have your results.
See our guide for instructions on using the Online Search to download references from our catalogue. If you don't already have the 'U Reading' in the list of Online Search connections you will need to download our connection file via the link below.
You must save the connection file to a location where EndNote can find it. There are two options:. Option 1. Save it to the Connections folder in the EndNote program folder on your C: drive. Option 2 : Save the style to your personal folders on your computer. You will need to create a folder called 'Connections' in this location if it doesn't already exist. We also recommend renaming the file as you save it to 'U Reading' removing the hyphen from the name so that it files alphabetically with the other connection files.
Please note that this is connecting to the Unicorn catalogue which just holds details of the University Library books and journals and not the Enterprise catalogue. When EndNote is installed on a computer an extra toolbar is added to the ribbon in Word. This allows you to search for specific references in your library and insert them into your Word document. The bibliography is automatically created at the end of the document.
You can select from a large list of popular referencing styles. It is also possible to download more referencing styles and edit styles to create your own. The EndNote and Mendeley plugins in Word don't play nicely together, so you might experience problems if you have both installed.
The most common error message seen is 'Cannot edit range' when trying to insert a citation from EndNote into a Word document. Desktop EndNote comes with a large number of styles to choose from.
You can also download extra styles to add to EndNote, or edit existing styles to create your own. Option 1: for your own computer Save it to endnote x7 error reading records free download Styles folder in the EndNote program folder on your C: drive.
You will need to create a folder called 'Styles' in this location if it doesn't already exist. Endnote x7 error reading records free download will need to create a folder called 'Style' in this location if it doesn't already exist. The Harvard style provided with EndNote does not match the style required by the science departments in the University. We have created endnote x7 error reading records free download amended version which you can download below.
There's also a version to use with Footnotes. This new version of the APA style does not automatically come with EndNote at the moment, but you can download it using the link below:.
It is possible to edit existing styles within EndNote to create your own. This can be useful if you are submitting an article to a specific journal and their style is not available for EndNote.
In this case choose a similar style and edit it. See our guide for detailed instructions. The PDFs you attach will be stored in the Data folder associated with your library. You can also set up automatic PDF attachment. See this guide from University of Canterbury for details:. If you have an existing set of PDFs you can try importing them into EndNote to create the reference in your library.
If this happens delete it from your library and download the reference from a database and manually attach the PDF. It is possible to share a library with up to people.
All you need is Endnote X7. You can only share one library because you can only have one library associated with an online account. If you want multiple online accounts you will need to use a different email address to register for each one.
This feature uses the title, abstract and references from your library to suggest relevant journals for your paper. Endnote x7 error reading records free download out more using the link below.
We have created step-by-step guides for the most commonly used features of Desktop EndNote. These guides are worded for Windows PC users, endnote x7 error reading records free download many of the instructions will be the same for the Mac version of the software. All guides are in PDF format. Use these three guides first to get you started with the basics of populating your EndNote library and using it with Word. The rest of our guides cover specific features which you might need as you become more experienced with EndNote.
Follow the tips in endnote x7 error reading records free download step-by-step guide for managing your systematic review search results using Desktop EndNote:. The Mac version of EndNote 20 has be released recently. Clarivate have yet to produce their own guidance. We will link to it from here once it is available.
We don't produce in-house guides for the Mac Version. These guides are worded so that they can be followed when working on Information Technology managed PCs on campus. They can also be followed when using your own computer, you will just need to save your library to another drive as the N: drive will not be available. If you are unable to attend a workshop, you can teach yourself using the step-by-step guides, or contact your Academic Liaison Librarian for a introduction.
Watch this video to find out how to get references from our Summon discovery service into EndNote. Your subject liaison librarian can offer individual help on using EndNote. They can offer a tutorial, or advice on specific questions. Contact them to make an appointment.
The link below gives a list of liaison librarians for each department. If you have an existing list of references held in another bibliographic management package for instance, RefWorksyou can add them to EndNote.
