In the example above, a folder called MyEndNotePdfs was created on the C:/ drive in a users Documents folder. Be careful not to create the folder on OneDrive folder or other file sharing service. This function will automatically connect your downloaded PDFs to the citations in your library.įirst, create a folder on your computer that you plan to consistently download journal PDFs into. Next, we highly recommend that you enable the PDF Auto Import Folder. In the example below, Author+Year+Title have been selected. First, decide if you want to EndNote to rename your files automatically for you. From the EndNote Preferences menu, select PDF Handling. You can import PDFs and have them re-named to a consistent convention by following these steps.

When the full text is embedded within an EBSCO database and not independently hosted on a journal website the library has a subscription to.

When there is no free access and/or the library does not have a subscription to the journal.

While this feature works pretty well, there will be times when this automated process does not work. EndNote will now be able to retrieve PDF documents from library subscriptions or freely available online. You'll log in using your DMU credentials and you'll know you're authenticated when you see a database list. Success! Ready to test it out? Under the References menu, select Find Full Text, then Authenticate. Choose the Find Full-Text menu and copy the following URL strings into the corresponding boxes: Check all the boxes - DOI, PubMed, etc.Ģ. Select the Edit menu, then choose Preferences.ġ. EndNote can automatically download PDF articles from library subscriptions as well as open access articles online if you configure your settings.

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