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Importing PubMed Records into EndNote

NIH researchers: see instructions and special import filter for using EndNote to manage NIHMSIDs & PMCIDs.

 

In PubMed - New interface (October 2, 2009)

  1. Click in the box to the left of desired records.
  2. Click SEND TO.
  3. Select FILE under CHOOSE DESTINATION.
  4. Select MEDLINE in the FORMAT drop-down menu.
  5. Click CREATE FILE.
  6. Name your file and SAVE as a .txt file.

In EndNote

  1. Open EndNote and choose the Library into which you want to import the citations.
  2. Choose IMPORT from the FILE drop-down menu.
  3. Click CHOOSE FILE at the IMPORT DATA FILE: box and find the file you just saved from PubMed.
  4. Select the PubMed_(NLM) filter at the IMPORT OPTIONS: box.
    If you do not see this filter then click on OTHER FILTERS to see the complete list.
  5. Click IMPORT.