Starting from EndNote X version 1.0.1 formatting support for OpenDocument files (ODT) using the Format Paper command is supported. It is also possible to save a single image, document, excel sheet, or other file type to each reference in an EndNote library. It does not, however, have multi-user capabilities for editing a single bibliographic file.Įndnote can also organize PDFs on your hard-disk (or full-text on the web) through links to files or by inserting copies of PDFs. EndNote can optionally be installed such that its functionality appears in the Tools menu of Microsoft Word for "cite while you write" and other functions.ĮndNote can export citation libraries as plain text, Rich Text Format, HTML or XML.The current version of EndNote has networking capabilities, and files can reside on a central server. Under Windows, EndNote saves a file with the *.enl or extension along with a *.data folder containing various MySQL files with *.myi and *.myd extensions. If the user fills out the necessary fields, EndNote can automatically format the citation into whatever format the user wishes from a list of over two thousand different styles.įor example, a citation for an edition of Gray's "Anatomy" in a few different styles:
By then going to EndNote, the user can then import the citations into the EndNote software.It is also possible to search library catalogs and free databases such as PubMed from within the EndNote software program itself. PubMed) in which the user needs to select citations, select a specific format, and save them as. This enables the user to select multiple citations and saves the user from having to manually enter the citation information and the abstracts. The program presents the user with a window containing a drop-down menu to select the type of reference they require (book, newspaper article, film, congressional legislation, etc.), and fields ranging from the general (author, title, year) to those specific to the kind of reference ( ISBN number, abstract, reporter's name, running time, etc.) Most bibliographic databases allow users to export references to their EndNote libraries. There are several ways to add a reference to a library: manually, exporting, importing, connecting from EndNote.
The current version is EndNote X2 (12) for Windows and EndNote X1 (11) for Mac OS X.ĮndNote groups citations into "libraries" with the file extension *.enl and a corresponding *.data folder. Operating_system = Microsoft Windows x86, Mac OS XĮndNote is a commercial reference management software package, used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays and articles. Latest_release_version = X2 (Windows), X1 (Mac OS X)