NOTE: References are retrieved FIRST from EndNote Online and transferred into your local EndNote Library before any changes in the local library are sent to EndNote Web. The new library will be a duplicate of the EndNote Online Library. Once the first libray is synchronized to EncNote online, on the second computer, create a new, blank, EndNote Library. Synchronizing EndNote Libraries on more than one computer. If you have any duplicates, it is faster and more efficient to remove duplicates from your local EndNote Library.Ĩ. OR set up EndNote X6 to synchronize automatically at a pre-selected time. OR set up EndNote X7 to synchronize automatically. When ready, click the sync button located on the toolbar.Ħa. See Setting Up EndNote online under the Setting Up EndNote Tab.ĥ. Set up your Sync Preferences in Edit->Preferences->Sync. You can only synchronize one EndNote Library with one EndNote online account at one time.Ĥ.

Select the Local EndNote Library that you want to sync with EndNote online, remove duplicates, file all references in Groups, and empty trash.ģ. For EndNote online, Log into your EndNote online account, delete all references and all groups from EndNote online. If you have any references already in EndNote online, remove duplicates, place all in groups, and empty the trash.Ģ. To avoid this, be sure you are using EndNote X7 or EndNote X6 on any computer where you want to synchronize your local library with your EndNote Web Library.ġ. Use Find Duplicates when this occurs to remove duplicates. Transfer from EndNote X5 and before and Sync from EndNote X7 or EndNote X6 used together with mixed versions can result in duplicates.

However, Libraries created from EndNote 8 and above can be synchronized with EndNote Web.ĮndNote Web will not synchronize when you are in the Online Only search mode. Press Next, specify where you would like to save the file (should be the same location as your. Leave the options as they are: Create, With File Attachments, All References in Library.

First, watch the video from EndNote for detailed instructions provided in the box above.ĮndNote Web Sync can ONLY be used with EndNote X7 or EndNote X6. Go to File > Compress/ed Library (.enlx). To disable automatic syncing between your desktop and online Endnote accounts, do the following: In Endnote Desktop, go to Edit>Preferences.

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