EndNote provides hundreds of connection files for a variety of sources. By default, only the most popular connection files are stored as individual files in the Connections folder in your EndNote program folder. To install additional connection files, see Installing Additional Connection Files.
To access the Connection Manager, select EndNote menuEdit menu > Connection Files > Open Connection Manager.
To peruse the list of available connection files in EndNote’s Connections folder, select Connection Files from the Edit menu, and select Open Connection Manager.
The Connection Manager lists the names of all of the original connection files available in the Program Files\EndNote\ConnectionsApplications/EndNote /Connections folder as well as any new or modified connection files in your personal Connections folder, and gives you the options to edit them or select them as "favorites" for quick access when you use the Online Search command. You can click and drag the corner of the dialog to increase the size.
If you know the name of the connection file that you want to use, start typing it to select the first file that matches what you type.
Type text into the "Quick Search" text box and press Return to search for a connection file by name. You can enter a partial name or the full name. EndNote will display all matching results.
Click the Find by Category listFind By button and select an information provider’s name (such as Ovid or SilverPlatter) to find only the connection files for a specific information provider.
Click the Find by Category listFind By button and select All Connections to return all of the connection files to the displayed list.
Click the column headings to sort the connection files by name or by information provider. Clicking the same column heading a second time will change the sort order from ascending to descending. Click again to set it back to ascending order.
Click the More Info triangle button at the bottom of the dialog to display additional information about the selected connection file. Or, click Less Info to hide the additional information.
When you have found a connection file that you will want to use in the future, click the check box next to it to mark it as a favorite. All connection files (up to 500) that are marked as favorites appear as an Online Search group in the Library window. This gives you easy access to the files you use most often.
An easy way to mark a whole category of connection files (such as all of the connections for Ovid databases) is to click the Find by Category listFind by button , choose a category from the list, and then when all of the files for that category are showing, click the Mark All button.