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EndNote: Adding Attachments

All your EndNote questions answered

 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 (EndNote 20) or PDF (EndNote 21) tab in the right-hand window in EndNote

  • Double click the reference in the Library window: the Summary section will open on the right-hand site.
  • Click Attach File /Attach PDF button

PDF tab > Attach PDF button

2. Attach using the References tab:

  • Select the reference you want to attach the file to by clicking on it once with your left mouse button. 
  • Select References > File attachments > Attach File (EndNote 21)

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 PDFs that are added to the folder.

EndNote Click

 

EndNote Click is a free browser plugin that attaches PDFs to references. It works primarily with Google Scholar, where it allows you to download multiple PDFs at a time, along with their references. 

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.
  • If you have come from another university and joined UTS, you will need to create a new EndNote Click account with your UTS email to be able to use EndNote Click with your UTS credentials. 

Using EndNote Click

  • Sign into 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