The Connection Manager

EndNote provides thousands of connection files for a variety of sources. By default, only the most popular connection files are stored as individual files in the Connections folder in your EndNote program folder. To install additional connection files, see Installing Additional Connection Files.

To access the Connection Manager, select Connection Files > Open Connection Manager from the Tools menu.

The Connection Manager lists the names of all of the original connection files available in the \\Program Files (x86)\EndNote 2025\Connections folder as well as any new or modified connection files in your personal Connections folder, and gives you the options to edit them or select them as "favorites" for quick access in the Online Search group set. You can click and drag the corner of the dialog to increase the size.

Locating the Connection File You Want to Use

• If you know the name of the connection file that you want to use, start typing it to select the first file that matches what you type.
• Click Find by and select an information provider’s name (such as OvidSP or OCLC) to find only the connection files for a specific information provider.
• Click Find by and select All Connections to return all of the connection files to the displayed list.
• 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. Click Less Info to hide the additional information.

Marking Your Favorite Connection Files

When you have found a connection file that you will want to use in the future, click the checkbox next to it to mark it as a favorite. All connection files (up to 500) that are marked as favorites appear as an Online Search group set in the Library window. This gives you easy access to the files you use most often.

An easy way to mark a whole category of connection files (such as all of the connections for OvidSP databases) is to click Find by and choose a category from the list. Then, with just that subset of connection files listed in the Filter Manager window, click Mark All. The Unmark All option may be used to unmark all of the connection files that are showing in the list.