My transition from Endnote to Zotero cannot happen until this need is addressed, and it does not seem to be a particularly difficult problem I have too many thousands of Endnote citations embedded in too many documents to either manually convert or toss all that old work. This method may not be foolproof, but there really should be enough information to nearly fully automate the process if both library and document-citations are converted, and users can spotcheck the results. You'll have to ensure that the user opens the correct corresponding converted library, perhaps by checking with the library name encoded in the records. ![]() Here's what we need: Because in most cases a user will first convert and Endnote library to a Zotero library and then convert Word documents that used that Endnote library into docs that use Zotero citations.ġ) When converting the Endnote lib to a Zotero lib, embed in each Zotero lib record two special fields: the original Endnote lib name and the Endnote record number.Ģ) When converting the document file from Endnote citations to Zotero citations, match Endnote citation record to the Endnote record number in the (converted) Zotero lib. Uhm, Ticket #686 (new enhancement Endnote to Zotero field converter), does indeed describe this enhancement, but the suggestion there is lacking in that it requires too much user intervention. Now you can go back to Word Options and unselect the "Show field codes" checkbox, and change the "Field Shading" option to "When selected" (my preferred option), or whatever you prefer. When you're satisfied that you've converted everything, then delete the EndNote bibliography, and that should be the end of EndNote in that document. You could print out the bibliographies for easier comparison.Ĥ. With the two bibliographies side by side, compare them to make sure you didn't miss converting any previous EndNote reference. When you're done, build the Zotero bibliography right after the EndNote bibliography (usually at the end of the document). If you're not sure what the reference is because the expanded code is too confusing (as is almost always the case for me), just right click on the code, and select "Toggle Field Codes", and then replace with the Zotero equivalent.ģ. Manually replace each one with the Zotero equivalent. Search the document for "EndNote." This will take you to each EndNote-formatted reference one by one, while skipping the Zotero-formatted ones. ![]() Now, full fields are shown throughout the document, in grey.Ģ. Select "Show field codes instead of their values." For the conversion process, I recommend also setting "Field shading" to "Always." Click OK. Show full fields in Word: In Word 2007, go to Office button -> Word Options -> Show document content, or Tools -> Options -> in earlier versions. The new references will be added to a collection named "Imported" followed by the date and time.Here's the not-so-quick-and-dirty way that I convert an EndNote-formatted paper to Zotero:ġ. In Zotero, click the button that looks like a gear and choose "Import." Just double-click the file you exported from EndNote. To export your EndNote library for use in Zotero, click "File" and then "Export." Set the output style to "RefMan (RIS) Export" and save it as a text file. Set Import Option to "Reference Manager (RIS)" and click Import. In EndNote, click "File" and then "Import." Click the "Choose File" button and select the file you just exported from Zotero. To save your Zotero library for importing into EndNote, click the Zotero button that looks like a gear and choose "Export Library." Choose RIS as the file type and pick a filename. PDFs and other attachments do not export between programs, however only citation information. Both programs can read and write a standard citation file format called RIS, which means references can be converted back and forth with a few clicks. ![]() ![]() It's easy to use EndNote and Zotero together and take advantage of the best features of each, or to share Zotero libraries with colleagues using EndNote or vice versa.
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