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EndNote: Adding Attachments

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Adding a PDF Attachment

 

You can attach files to the references in your EndNote library. There are two ways to do this.

1. Attach from the reference Summary section

  • Double click the reference in the Library window: the Summary section will open on the right-hand site.
  • Click Attach File button on the top
Attach file
  • On the file dialog, select a file you want to attach to the reference
  • Click on other places to open a dialog menu and save the attached file

2. Attach from the reference Edit section

  • Double click the reference in the Library window: the Summary section will open on the right-hand site.
  • Select Edit menu next to Summary
  • Scroll down to find Attach File field
  • On the file dialog, select a file you want to attach to the reference
  • Click on other places to open a dialog menu and save the attached file

EndNote Click

 

EndNote Click -- formerly Kopernio -- is a free, easy-to-use browser plugin that helps you access PDFs by connecting to the Library's journal subscriptions and open access content. Once you have the PDF, you can easily export it to EndNote.

EndNote Click works on campus and off-campus. The extension is integrated with over 20,000 academic websites.

Installing EndNote Click extension

EndNote Click is available for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera users. Use the link below to add an extension to your web browser.

Creating an EndNote Click account

  • Click the extension icon on your web browser, then Get Started to create your EndNote Click account
  • Find University of Technology Sydney as the institution, and click Select this institution

Note: The first time you use EndNote Click, you'll need to use your UTS ID and password to log in.

Using EndNote Click

  • Sign in your EndNote Click account
  • Go to a publisher's website or search your topic on Google Scholar
  • If PDFs are found from the library subscription or freely online, the number of available PDFs can be seen on the EndNote Click extension
  • Click on the extension icon, and you will be able to View, Download PDFs, and Export them to your EndNote library

Importing PDFs and PDF Folders

 

Use File > Import or File > Import Folder to add PDFs to your library.

EndNote looks through the first two pages of the PDF for a DOI number that it can use to populate the reference. If the PDF matches a reference already in your library (and has appropriate metadata) EndNote will attach it to the existing reference.

You can set up auto import from a folder, but this feature will only become active on any new PDF's that are then added to that folder. Existing PDF's will not move across in this way and will have to be imported manually.