Adding Favorite Connection Files
EndNote provides thousands of connection files for a variety of sources. Whenever you use a connection file you have not used in the past, it is automatically added to your list of favorite connection files and will show in the Online Search group set.
You can also add multiple connection files to favorites using the Connection Manager.
- To peruse the list of installed connection files, choose Tools > Connection Files > Open Connection Manager. The list includes the original connection files installed in the EndNote program folder (\\EndNote 2025\Connections), as well as any user created or edited files stored in your personal Connections folder (see Folder Locations Preferences).
- When you have found a connection file that you will want to use in the future, click the checkbox to the left of it to mark it as a favorite. Marked files (up to 500) appear under the Online Search group set in the Groups panel, giving you easy access to those files you use most often.
Note: By default, EndNote only installs a list of popular connection files, but you can customize the installation to install more connection files. See Custom Installations/Adding Content Files for more information.
If you have installed a large number of connection files, use the following features in the Connection Manager window to locate the connection file(s) that you want to use:
- Click in the list and start typing the name of a connection file. Use the letter "u" as an abbreviation for "university." Other words might also be abbreviated. For example, the University of California at San Francisco would be searched for as "U Calif-San Francisco." EndNote will jump to the first letter that matches very quickly, so you may only be able to type a few letters, to help you get near the file you want.
- Click Find by and EndNote displays the list of information providers (categories) used for all of the connection files. Choose one to restrict the list to show just that set of files.
- Click the column headings to sort the connection files by name or by information provider. Clicking the same column heading a second time will change the sort order from ascending to descending. Click again to set it back to ascending order.
Click the More Info button at the bottom of the dialog to display additional information about the selected connection file.
Note: For information about editing connection files or creating new ones, see Introduction to Connection Files.