EndNote Overview: Attaching PDFs

You can attach PDFs or other types of files to EndNote references. The simplest way to attach a file to a reference in your library is to do it manually. There are 3 basic ways of attaching a file manually. 

1. From the main EndNote window, right click on a reference and choose the File Attachments option to browse for and attach the file.
2. Drag and drop a file from your computer into the reference.
3. Open the reference editing window by double clicking on a reference. Scroll down to the File Attachments field and right click to attach the file. 

You can import PDFs into your EndNote library. EndNote X4 and later can extract the reference information using its Digital Object Identifier (DOI). If the DOI is not present the PDF will be imported, but you will need to do manually enter the reference information into EndNote.

• Open your EndNote library and click File--> Import
• At this point you can opt to import a single PDF (choose File) or a folder of PDFs (choose Folder)
• From the ensuing Import File box choose the PDF (or folder of PDFs) you wish to import an use PDF as the Import Option: