To connect to the PubMed Database:

1. With EndNote running, go to the Tools menu, select the Connect 

submenu, and select Connect. 

(The Connect menu will eventually list the databases to which you 

have connected in the past, and you may customize this list using 

the Connection Manager.)

click to show 

more or less 

info about 

the selected 

connection 

file

NOTE: This window displays all of the connection files available in your 

Connections folder. Use the Find button to quickly view various 

categories of databases to help you locate the one that you need.

2. Select the PubMed connection file (you can start typing the file 

name to quickly jump to it in the list), and click Connect.

By selecting that connection file, you have directed EndNote to connect 

to the National Library of Medicine's PubMed database. If for any 

reason the connection cannot be successfully established, EndNote 

alerts you with an error message and closes the connection. 

When the connection has been successfully established, EndNote opens 

a Retrieved References window for the PubMed Database, and 

displays the Search window. Note that the  Remote: PubMed 

MEDLINE At PubMed (NLM)  database is selected for searching. 

EndNote is ready to search the remote database. 

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