

Change the “Duplicates:” option to your requirement.Select "EndNote Import" as the “Import Option”.In the Import dialog, click “Choose” or “Browse” and select the export file.In the older version of EndNote Click on File > Import > File (on Windows) or File > Import (On Mac).Pick a name and location for the text file, set the Output Style to "EndNote Export" if you do not see it in the list go to "Select Another Style" to find it, uncheck the option "Export Selected References" and click "Save".Click on the file menu and select "Export".Open the library in EndNote X9.3 or later and make sure all references are showing.Export the EndNote X9.3 or later library to a plain text file (.txt) using the EndNote Import format:.To use EndNote X9.3 and later libraries with an older version of EndNote without using Sync: You would be able to use the library on both computers and have your changes sync back and forth between the versions.ĮndNote X9.3 and later libraries are not backward compatible with previous versions. You would enter your EndNote online details and the library will download to that machine.

You could start a new library in the older version then go to Tools and Sync.If you are using the sync feature that would be the easiest way to access the library on a machine with an older version of EndNote.EndNote X9.3 or later will create a new library and leave the original library unchanged.īackward Compatibility with earlier EndNote versions To do this, in EndNote X9.3 or later select File / Open / Open Library.and select the old EndNote library file you wish to convert. To use libraries created with EndNote X9.2 and earlier, convert the library through EndNote X9.3 or later.Forward Compatibility to EndNote X9.3 and later If you work in an environment with multiple versions of EndNote, you can convert your libraries to the new database engine using the instructions below. EndNote X9.3 and later libraries will not be backwardly compatible with older versions of EndNote. EndNote X9.3 and EndNote 20: Library Conversion and Backward CompatibilityĮndNote X9.3 introduced a new database engine to EndNote.
