EndNote Desktop is already installed on all RMIT student computers (Windows and Mac), and is available for staff optional self-installation via the Software Center on all RMIT staff Windows computers. EndNote Desktop is also available on myDesktop.
If staff or students are using their own personal device, or staff are using an RMIT staff Mac computer, please download and install EndNote Desktop from the Library's EndNote Desktop page.
If you are a Masters by Research or PhD student, you can install EndNote Desktop yourself on your RMIT-loaned laptop if you have admin rights. If you do not have these admin rights, please contact RMIT's ITS Service and Support Centre and ask them to install for you.
Help with downloading or installing EndNote Desktop is available from RMIT's ITS Service and Support Centre.
If you use RMIT Harvard, download the 'RMIT Harvard' reference style from the Library's EndNote Desktop page (scroll down to Reference Styles sub-heading). Please note that you must download and install BOTH the output style file (ENS file) and the XML file for the RMIT Harvard EndNote style to work properly. Clear step-by-step instructions on how to do so are provided on that page.
You will need to download and install the RMIT Harvard reference style on both your own personal computer and on the RMIT computer you are using.
The RMIT Connection File is used if you want to search in LibrarySearch directly from EndNote. This method is limited as it does not allow you to further narrow your search results using filters/limiters, nor can you access the abstract of each search result to assess their relevancy. It is therefore recommended you search directly from LibrarySearch instead, then import the references you want into your EndNote library. For how to add references from LibrarySearch to your EndNote library, please see: Populating your EndNote library: adding references.
The RMIT Connection File is already available within the EndNote Desktop software installed on all RMIT student computers on campus (Windows and Macs), within myDesktop, and within Software Center on RMIT staff Windows computers. You do not need to separately download and install it.
If you have installed EndNote Desktop on your own personal computer or an RMIT staff Mac computer, you will need to download the RMIT Connection File from the Library's EndNote Desktop page. You only need to do this if you need to use the RMIT Connection File.
To install your downloaded connection file, save it to its corresponding sub-folder:
1. Open the EndNote Desktop program.
2. Create a new EndNote Desktop library (File > New) and save it to your preferred location, either:
3. This will create an .enl file and a .data folder -- both MUST be KEPT TOGETHER in the SAME location for your EndNote Library to work properly. If you move the .enl file to a different location, you MUST move the .data folder with it.
4. To open your EndNote Desktop library, click on the .enl file only. The .data folder is only used by the EndNote Desktop program.
In order for EndNote to correctly display your references in both your EndNote Desktop library and your Microsoft Word document, you will need to choose the referencing style you would like to use within your EndNote library and Word document. The style selected should be the same in both.
To select your referencing style in EndNote Desktop: