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Downloading from PubMed into Reference Manager

PART I

Perform your search in PubMed

You can save all of the references or put checks next to selected items you would like to keep

In the Display pull-down menu, select MEDLINE


PubMed should now be showing your articles in a "tagged" format

In the Send To pull-down menu, select File


Save the file (pubmed-result.txt) to your computer


PART II: Go to Reference Manager

Click on the References menu and select Import Text File. The import dialog box will pop up and three choices are available to you


Under Database, your active Reference Manager database will be selected by default. Select another database, if desired.

Under Filter, use the browsing box (gray box with the ellipsis to the left of the Edit Filter command) to view the selection of import filters that are available to you. Select PubMed.cap

Under Text file, enter the name (pubmed-result.txt) and location of the PubMed file. You may browse your computer's directories to locate the file by clicking on the gray box with the ellipsis to the left of the View Text File command


Once you have made your selections, click on Import. When the download is complete, your import log will confirm that your import was successful