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EndNote - Basic (Online) & Desktop

This guide contains information on the citation management tool EndNote. Content references both the Basic (Online/Free) version and the Desktop (Paid) version.

Search EndNote Fields

You may search within a set of references (a group, a set of search results), or your whole library.

Search EndNote

Search within PDF

In addition to specific fields, EndNote X5-X7 allows you to search within the text of PDFs for relevant information. 

In the Tab Pane, select the Search Tab.  Use the drop down menu to select what you would like to search:  Any Field + PDF, just the PDFs, PDF Notes, etc.

Search within PDFs