Changing the Focus of the Search

The target of the search is the online database (represented by the database name on the Search panel) or the current EndNote library group that is displayed when the Search command is chosen. (If you haven’t yet connected to the online database or opened a library, you will need to do so before you can search it.) To change the focus of a search, click on a different library group or online database in the Groups panel.

The available search options differ among the various online databases, as well as between online databases and EndNote libraries. When you change the target of a search, the field options on the Search panel change automatically. You could set up a Keywords search for a particular online database, but when you select a different online database, the field selection changes because Keywords is not an option for the new database selection.

When switching the focus of your search from one group to another and back again, the original search setup is retained as long as you have not changed any settings on the Search panel and the field selections are available in both databases.