Filter files can be used in two different ways. Some electronic resources allow you to export citations directly from the database into EndNote. Others allow you to save your data in a format that EndNote can then import using the filter files.

Filter Files Download updated 8/15/2007 Download Instructions Installation Instructions

Filter Files Download

The EndNote software you received from the Library included all of the filter files available from EndNote. This means there are many unnecessary files that can get in your way and slow down some program operations. We are now offering a .ZIP file with only the OSU-specific filter files.

File Updates

Any copy of EndNote received as of September 13, 2006 contains the OSU Customized Connection, Filter, and Style files that are available at that time. However, we recommend that you check back occasionally, as updated files are posted every few months.

NOTES:

• Before proceeding, make sure that you've closed EndNote.
• In these instructions, we refer to a folder called "EndNote." Each version of EndNote adds its number to this basic file name; i.e., "EndNote X1" or "EndNote 8." Select the EndNote folder that appears on your computer.

filters9-07.zip updated 9/12/2007

Download Instructions

In Internet Explorer:

1. Click your left mouse button on the above link. This will prompt you to open or save the file.
2. Click the Save button.
3. Navigate to C:\Program Files\EndNote and click the Save button. If you installed EndNote somewhere other than the default, navigate to the appropriate folder before saving.

In Netscape:

1. Click your left mouse button on the above link. This will prompt you to save the file.
2. Navigate to C:\Program Files\EndNote and click the Save button. If you installed EndNote somewhere other than the default, navigate to the appropriate folder before saving.

In Firefox:

1. Click your left mouse button on the above link. This will prompt you to open or save the file.
2. Select the radio button next to "Save to Disk" and click the OK button.
3. Open My Computer and navigate to your download folder (specified in your Firefox Options).
4. Copy the correct file and paste it in C:\Program Files\EndNote.

Installation Instructions

1. Open My Computer and navigate to C:\Program Files\EndNote\Filters
2. Copy any filter files you have edited previously and paste them to C:\Program Files\EndNote
3. Delete the C:\Program Files\EndNote\Filters folder
4. In C:\Program Files\EndNote, double-click on the .ZIP file you just downloaded. There are many differences in how machines handle .ZIP files, but the most common action is for this to unzip the file into a separate window containing a folder named "Filters."
5. Copy this folder and paste it into C:\Program Files\EndNote.
6. If you have questions about .ZIP files, please contact the IT HelpDesk at 405-744-4357.

 

More assistance for Import Filters is available at http://www.endnote.com/support/enfilters.asp

Creating filter files is an ongoing project. If you don't see a filter file for a database you wish to use, please contact Digital Library Services at 405-744-9161 (toll-free outside of Stillwater 877-744-9161), or email us at lib-dls@okstate.edu.

If you have any questions or problems concerning bibliographic management software, please contact Digital Library Services at 405-744-9161 (toll-free outside of Stillwater 877-744-9161), or email us at lib-dls@okstate.edu

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