Importing a Reference Manager Library to EndNote

To use a Reference Manager database with EndNote, you must first export the references to a text file and then import from the text file into an EndNote library.

Note: Use this method of importing Reference Manager databases (version 10 and under) to EndNote.

Note: To convert Reference Manager databases (versions 11 and 12) to EndNote, see Converting a Reference Manager Database to EndNote.

To convert a Reference Manager database to an EndNote library:

1. Export your Reference Manager references to a text file:

2. Open Reference Manager and the database you want to convert.

3. From the File menu, select Export.

4. Select the RIS export format, and then select All References.

5. Export to a text file.

6. Start EndNote and open or create the library to contain the imported references.

7. From the File menu, select Import.

8. Click Choose File, and then select the text file you created.

9. Next to Import Option, select the RefMan (RIS) import filter.

10. Click Import.