Installation Instructions Notes and Disclaimers for EndNote Plug-ins

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Before
installing any EndNote plug-ins, please read and understand the following
instructions, notes, and disclaimers:

How to
install EndNote plug-ins:

  • EndNote plug-ins (DLLs or Bundles) need to be in a “Plugins” folder that
    EndNote can access. The default locations for some of these folders are listed
    below. If a Plugins folder does not exist in the user’s personal EndNote
    folder, it is easy to create a new one.
  • Simply put the plug-in file in one of the folders listed below and
    re-start EndNote.
  • The plug-in will appear as a menu item in the EndNote “Tools” menu and
    be available to use.

    Windows:

    A user’s
    personal EndNote folder – for example C:\Documents and Settings\Your User
    Name\My Documents\EndNote\Plugins

    The EndNote
    installation folder – for example C:\Program Files\EndNote X4\Plugins

    The EndNote
    application support directory – for example C:\Documents and Settings\All
    Users\Application Data\EndNote

    Macintosh:

    A user’s
    personal EndNote folder – for example Macintosh HD > Users > Your
    User Name > Documents > EndNote > Plugins

    The EndNote
    installation folder – for example Macintosh HD > Application >
    EndNote X4 > Plugins

    The EndNote
    application support directory – for example Macintosh HD > Library
    > Application Support > ResearchSoft > EndNote > Plugins.

    Notes &
    Disclaimers:

    -
    Any/all plug-ins posted to the EndNote forum are not Thomson Reuters official
    releases and may not be fully tested or error free. Please understand that
    these files are provided “as is” with no implied warranty. Install and use them
    with these warnings in mind. It is recommended that you back up any important
    EndNote-related work before installing plug-ins.

    -
    These instructions apply to the sample plug-ins provided on this user forum.
    These may also apply to other, third-party plug-ins as well but they may not.
    The EndNote API allows for several different ways to create these EndNote
    extensions, some of which may not be designed to show up as menu items in the
    EndNote Tools menu.

    -
    If you put a copy of the same plug-in in more than one of the above listed
    locations on a single computer, multiple instances of plug-in names may appear
    in the EndNote Tools menu. This is not recommended and not an officially
    supported scenario.

    -
    The application support directory is a system-designated location and can vary
    based on operating system version and computer setup, so documentation for
    those systems should be consulted for a full understanding of these locations.

    -
    In general, a user’s personal EndNote folder is the recommended and preferred
    installation location for plug-ins but the limitation is that this folder may
    not be accessible to all users logged into a given computer. To make plug-ins
    accessible to all users on a machine, the EndNote installation or application
    support locations might be better choices.

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