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3.1.2 EndNote Sync
If you have not already synced your EndNote desktop and online library references, click the Sync
button to sync for the first time. (Note that you may be asked if you want to create a compressed
library as a backup if it is the first time the library has been synced on that computer.)
Sync button for Windows:
Sync button for Macintosh:
If you already have an EndNote online or basic account, use that account’s logon information, as
in the example shown below. If you do not have an EndNote online account, you can create one
by clicking the Sign Up button (circled below).
During the first sync, all references in both the EndNote desktop and online libraries will be copied
to the other library, as well as all custom groups, so there may be duplicates and some library
cleanup necessary. After the first sync, any change made in any synchronized library will be
reflected in all synchronized copies of the library. This means if you delete references in
EndNote online or EndNote on the desktop, those references will be deleted in both.
Smart Groups and Combined Groups (Groups from Groups) will not synchronize. If you sync to a
second desktop computer, smart groups can be exported from the first computer and then imported
into a second (or third) computer using the Smart Group Import/Export plug-in. You can find this
plug-in and instructions online at http://endnote.com/kb/126586. Combined groups will need to be
recreated on the new computer.
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