EndNote can easily convert ProCite databases to EndNote libraries. The original ProCite database is left intact; references are copied and converted.
While every effort has been made to map ProCite workforms to corresponding EndNote reference types, and ProCite fields to corresponding EndNote fields, you may wish to make some adjustments. There are some ProCite fields, such as Connective Phrase and Author Role, that do not have an equivalent EndNote field; text from these fields will transfer into the Notes field. As you go through the conversion process, you are given the option to Customize the workform and field mapping.
Note: Custom ProCite workforms do not convert to specific EndNote reference types, and are displayed as a Generic EndNote reference. You should either globally change the workform assignment in ProCite before conversion, or, during conversion, click the Customize button to map custom workforms to EndNote reference types.
To convert a ProCite database to an EndNote library:
From the File menu, select Open > Open Library to display a file dialog.
At the bottom of the dialog, next to "Files of type," use the drop-down list to select "ProCite database (*pdt).
Use the file dialog to navigate to the folder that contains the ProCite database, highlight the database name, and click Open.
A message will let you know that the database must be converted for use.
You can either:
Click Convert to proceed with the conversion, or
Click Customize if you wish to modify the mapping of ProCite workforms to EndNote reference types and ProCite fields to EndNote fields.
Use the top half of the dialog to map each workform to a corresponding EndNote reference type. When you highlight a setting in the top half of the dialog, you can change the field mapping for that reference type in the bottom half of the dialog. Click OK to save changes to the mapping.
On the "Save Converted Library as" file dialog, give the new EndNote library a name (the default is the same as the old ProCite name), select a folder, and click Save.
EndNote will convert the library. When the conversion is complete, the library will open in EndNote.
To use a ProCite database with EndNote, you must first export the references to a text file and then import from the text file into an EndNote library.
To convert a ProCite database to an EndNote library:
From the File menu, select Open > Open Library to display a file dialog.
Click Convert to proceed with the conversion.
On the "Save Converted Library as" file dialog, give the new EndNote library a name (the default is the same as the old ProCite name), select a folder, and click Save.
EndNote will convert the library. When the conversion is complete, the library will open in EndNote.
To use a ProCite database with EndNote, you must first export the references to a text file and then import from the text file into an EndNote library.
To convert a ProCite database to an EndNote library:
Export your ProCite references to a text file.
Open ProCite and the database you want to convert.
From the File menu, select Print Bibliography.
Select the output style " RIS-EndNote.pos" (you can download this output style from the support area of the ProCite Web site at http:// www.procite.com ).
On the Print Bibliography window, click Configure and go to the "Fields" tab.
In the Fields window check all optional fields.
Click OK, and then Save to save as a text file.
Start EndNote and open or create the library to contain the imported references.
From the File menu, select Import.
Click Choose File and select the text file you created.
Next to Import Option, select the ProCite (RIS) import filter.
Click Import.