The EndNote PDF import feature extracts Digital Object identifiers (DOI) from PDF files and matches the DOI information with data available from CrossRef (www.CrossRef.org), and then uses that data to create records in EndNote.
This means that in order for EndNote to create a reference from a PDF:
You can try the Find reference updates feature
If the 'Find reference updates' feature does not work, you can continue to enter the reference details manually, by referring to (or copying text from) the PDF file.
You can use this to figure out which references you are using in your document, that you should double check/clean up.
Note that the document auto-group is temporary and disappears each time you close your document.
You can create smart groups based on a search queries to quickly organise your EndNote library.
To create a smart group:
Any new references you add to your EndNote library in the future that match the search query will also be added to the smart group.
You can create new groups by combining existing groups in your library:
Click any column header to sort by that field, click again to sort in reverse order.
To sort your references using multiple fields:
For example, you could sort your library first by author, then by year, then title, to get an overview of the various authors in a field.
You can select which fields are displayed in the columns by right clicking on the column header
You can select up to 10 columns.
You can reorder the columns by dragging and dropping the column headers.
You can add subheadings to your bibliography in Microsoft Word using your own categories or predefined by an output style.
You can combine multiple Word documents which contain EndNote citations into a single document.
For example you may have created one document for each of the chapters of your thesis.
Note: you must use one EndNote library for all the documents or chapters you wish to combine.
If the style that you wish to use does not have a version for sections, you can modify an existing style, see the information on editing styles below.
Some styles use abbreviated forms of journal titles, while other styles use the full journal titles.
You can import journal term lists that contain both the full and corresponding abbreviated journal titles, which will be automatically selected depending on the output style.
EndNote provides journal term lists, for example for Law, Medicine and Humanities etc... that can be imported into your library.
You would do this if you are using an output style that requires abbreviated journal titles:
To import a journal terms list:
Next, if you wish to display abbreviated journal names, you must select an output style that supports this, such as Vancouver.
It is possible to customise an output style so that it meets your needs.
Note: the style will be saved on your computer in your ‘My Documents\EndNote\Styles’ folder.
For more information, please see the guides below:
EndNote has many pre-defined reference types e.g. for journal articles, conference papers etc... as well as three unused ones.
You can use the unused reference types to define new reference types.
You can also edit any existing reference types (except for the ‘Generic’ reference type).
To modify the reference types:
Note:
For more information, please see the guides below: