Exporting References as an independent Bibliography

Exporting References as an Independent Bibliography

Exporting bibliographies from EndNote is easy and flexible. When you export from a library, EndNote creates a file of references formatted according to the chosen style.

You can export either all of the references in the current references list, or only the selected references in the current list. If any references in the Library window are selected, the EndNote export dialog gives you the option of exporting just those selected references.

To export a bibliography from EndNote:

Open the library from which you will export, and select the references you want to export.

To export all of the references in the library, click the All References group.
To export a subset of references, select a group or perform a search to show the subset of references you want to include. You can further limit the list of references to export by selecting just those references from the current reference list.

(Optional) References will be exported in the order specified by the selected output style. If you want to change the sort order, you must modify the output style:
1. From the Tools menu, select Output Styles, and then Open Style Manager.
2. Select the output style and click Edit.
3. In the left panel of the window, under Bibliography, select Sort Order.
4. Change the current sort order in the right panel. If you want to export references in the order in which they are listed in the current Library window, select Order of appearance.
5. Close and save the output style with a new name. Make a note of the new name so you can select it in step 5.
From the File menu, select Export.
From the Save as type list at the bottom of the dialog, select the type of file to be exported. See Supported Formats for Export for more information on file types.
From the Output style list at the bottom of the dialog, select a style from your favorites, or choose Select Another Style… to choose from all installed output styles.
Select the Export Selected References option, if desired. If you want to export all of the references in the current list, clear the checkbox.
Navigate to the folder where you want to save the file, enter a name for the exported file, and click the Save button to save the file.

Note: The Export feature creates a new file; it does not append to an existing file. If you enter the name of a file that already exists, that file will be overwritten.

Open the exported file in a word processor to edit or print it. At this point, the file is just like any other text document. You can change the font, margins, line spacing, or other page layout features if necessary. (If you use the Open command in your word processor, make sure that the open file dialog is set to show files with the correct extension.)
If you exported the references in HTML format, your exported reference list is ready to be posted directly to your Web site. In your Web browser, set encoding to "Unicode-UTF 8 to appropriately display extended Unicode characters.

Note: The Export command exports only text; images are not included.