Associating References with the EndNote Online Export Helper
In some cases, depending on browser or system settings, clicking the .ENW or .RIS file may not open the EndNote Login dialog box the first time. When this happens, the .ENW and .RIS extensions need to the have the EndNote Online Export Helper set as the default program for opening these file types.
For Mozilla Firefox
- If the Cite While You Write plug-in was installed, Firefox will attempt to open or save the file with default program EndNote online Export Helper
- You can associate the EndNote online Export Helper application to open .ENW files by following the steps below:
- Clicking on Import into Endnote will open an Opening scholar.enw dialog containing the options to Open with or Save File
- Select other...in the using the dropdown next to Open with
- Select the bubble for Open with and Click Browse
- This will open the Choose Helper Application dialog with a list of programs and the option to Browse
- Click Browse
- Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\EndNote Plug-Ins
- Click the file named ENWebLink (or ENWebLink.exe)
- Click Open
- Click OK on the Opening scholar.enw dialog
- An ENWebLink (EndNote Login) dialog should pop up asking you to enter your Endnote email address and password.Enter both.
- Click OK
- An ENWebLink (EndNote Login) dialog should pop up with a message like "1 reference exported to my.endnote.com."
- Click OK
For Internet Explorer
- Clicking on Import into EndNote should open a File Download dialog containing the options to Open, Save, or Cancel (Often it can be found at the bottom of the browser)
- Click Open
- This will open a Windows dialog that says "Windows cannot open this file". Internet Explorer attempts to locate the application required to open the .ENW as shown below. If the EndNote plug-in was installed, the dialog box to login to EndNote as in step xii below opens.
- To manually select the application, click More apps, scroll down the dialog box and click Look for another app on this PC.
- Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\EndNote Plug-Ins
- Click the file named ENWebLink (or ENWebLink.exe)
- Click Open
- On the Open With dialog, ensure that the box next to Always use the selected program to open this kind of file is checked
- Click OK on the Open With dialog
- An ENWebLink (EndNote Login) dialog should pop up asking you to enter your Endnote email address and password. Enter both.
- Click OK
- An ENWebLink (EndNote Online) dialog should pop up with a message like "1 reference exported to my.endnote.com."
- Click OK
For Google Chrome
- Clicking on Import into Endnote should save a file with .ENW as extension.
- Click on the arrow next to the file or right-click on the file if it is in its original location and click Open with....
- Follow steps 3-13 as with the case of Internet Explorer above to associate the scholar.enw file with the EndNote Online Export Helper.
EndNote Online Export Helper
From now on, every time you click the Import into Endnote link below a record in Google Scholar while using Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and other browsers, you will only need to follow the next two steps:
- File Download dialog will pop up, presenting you with the options to Open, Save, or Cancel.Click Open
- ENWebLink (EndNote Login) dialog will pop up asking for your EndNote email address and password. Enter both.
- Click OK
- The ENWebLink dialog will pop up confirming that reference is exported to my.endnote.com. Click OK