Windows and UNIX. The ANSEL option should only be used for 

MARC format files. If you do not know the encoding of the file, 

try No Translation first, then try Latin 1 if diacritical characters are 

not imported correctly.

Windows: Choose No Translation for all text files except MARC 

format files, which usually require ANSEL translation.

7. Click Import to import the file.

When the import is complete, only newly imported references display 

in the Library window. This is a perfect time to add a keyword to all of 

the imported references using the Change Field command, or to peruse 

the imported data to make sure it imported as expected. 

To return all of your references to the library display (including the 

newly imported ones), choose Show All from the References menu.

Import Options

EndNote's import options include:

EndNote Library

Used to import one EndNote library into another.

EndNote Import

Used to import text files that have been downloaded from online 

databases or exported from EndNote using the EndNote format.

Refer/BibIX

Used to import text files exported from the Refer or BibIX 

programs. The EndNote import format is based on the Refer/BibIX 

format.

ProCite

Used to import text files that have been exported from ProCite 

(Macintosh or Windows). 

Tab Delimited

Used to import text files in which the fields within a single 

reference is separated by tabs.

Reference Manager (RIS)

Used to import text files exported from Reference Manager, 

Reference Update, Reference Web Poster, or any other source that 

uses the RIS format. 

ISI CE

Used to import text files downloaded from ISI's Web of Science 

and other ISI sources.

EndNote Generated XML

Used to export in a proprietary XML format.

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