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Re: APA Format Citation
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Author: David Harvey
Posted: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:00:33 +1000
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That's what happened to me in converting ProCite
to EndNote. Attached is the response I got from
Technical Support Thomson ISI ResearchSoft when I
asked the question.
>The Endnote Conversion Utility is broken on the Macintosh.
>
>You can reply back to us and we will be able to
>convert your ProCite database into an Endnote
>library.
>
>If you have more than 5 ProCite database files
>to convert, I suggested exporting the data out
>of ProCite using the attached RIS ProCite OutPut
>Style file and then use the Endnote Import
>Reference Manager RIS option to import the text
>file into a new Endnote library.
>
>
>This method had advantages to using the
>Export/Import method, because it preserves text
>styles (i.e., super, sub-script, italics, bold,
>etc., whereas exporting and importing will lose
>text styles and possibly diacriticals).
>
>We have created a RIS.pos output style for use
>in converting a Procite 4/5 database to Endnote
>4/5/6 on the Mac.
>
>First save the ProCite style RIS.pos to your
>hard drive in the ProCite Styles folder.
>
>Next open your ProCite database andŠ
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>1. Choose Edit/Select All.
>2. Click the Mark Selected Records box on the toolbar.
>3. Select File/Print Bibliography
>4. Click the browse button [Š] next to Configure
>5. Browse for the RIS.pos style you just saved to your hard drive.
>6. Click the save button
>7. Change the file type to TEXT ONLY
>8. Give the file a name
>9. Click the SAVE button
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>Make sure the file is saved as a text file,
>Endnote will not recognize the file if it is
>saved in an RTF format.
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>NOW, open your Endnote Program
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>1. Create a new Library (File / New)
>2. Select File / Import
>3. From the Import window click the Choose File
>button and select your ProCite text file.
>4. From the Import Option window select
>Reference Manager (RIS) as the import option
>5. Select the duplicate checking option of your choice
>6. Select the text translation option of your choice.
>7. Click the Import button.
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>Your records should now be imported into your new EndNote library.
This list does not accept attachments but I will
send the RIS ProCite OutPut Style file to anyone
who wants it.
At 12:46 PM -0400 29/9/05, wrote:
>Hi there!
>
>I was wondering if anyone can help me. I've having trouble converting a
>ref manager file into a procite file. I reach the screen that says "do you
>wish to convert this database", I click yes and then is says it cannot open
>the file and to try a different application. I have both the rmd and rmx
>ref manager files. Any ideas?
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>Thanks,
>
>Safina
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>
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