EndNote: how can you add PDFs?

Add PDFs atuomatically

  • Open Athena and then EndNote 20.
  • Select the references to which you want to add a PDF.
  • Click "References" > "Find full text" > "Find full text".
  • EndNote will now look for PDFs Ghent University has electronic access to and add them.

 

Add PDFs manually

  • Open Athena and then EndNote 20.
  • Select the reference to which you want to add a PDF.
  • Click "PDF" in the right-hand column.
  • Click "Attach PDF" and select the PDF in the popup window.

 

Mark-up and notes

You can highlight, underline, cross out text and add comments to PDFs in EndNote. To do this:

  • Open EndNote.
  • Select the reference with the PDF you want to mark-up.
  • Open the PDF in a separate window by clicking the tab "PDF" and then the arrow to the far right.
  • In the new window, you can see a text bubble at the top left. Click the text bubble.
  • Select the text you want to mark and then select the type of mark-up.
  • Don't forget to save!

 

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Last modified March 17, 2023, 11:41 a.m.