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EndNote Tips for Engineering Databases:
Importing from Metadex

New Filter: For best results, download the latest METADEX (CSA) filter from EndNote.

Save & Import

In Metadex:

  1. Click on the Save, Print, Email link
  2. Set your options:
    • Select either your marked records or a range of records
    • Change Short format to Full format – no references using the pull-down menu
    • Select your File Format (PC, Macintosh, Unix)
  3. Click on the Save button
  4. Save the records to your Desktop as a text file (e.g., metadex.txt)

In EndNote:

  1. Choose Import from the File menu
  2. Click on the Choose File button and select the text file from your Desktop
  3. Select the METADEX (CSA) filter from the Import Option menu
    Note: If necessary, use Other Filters... to find it