Can I transfer references from an EndNote library created on a Mac to a library on a PC and vice versa?
Libraries that are created on the Mac version of EndNote or the PC version of EndNote are compatible across platforms and versions. To see a Mac library from the PC platform, it should have the extension *.enl. If it doesn’t, change the view to all files in the open file dialog, so that EndNote is not limiting your view to just those files with *.enl or *.lib extensions. To see a PC library on the Mac platform in the open file dialog, it will be necessary to hold down the shift key while choosing open… from the file menu (the shift key is not necessary for EndNote 4 users). This means, push the shift key down, keep it down, choose open… from the file menu, then let go of the shift key. This enables you to “see” a PC library in the open file dialog. Once the library has been opened, a Macintosh file type and creator code will be appended to the file and you won’t have to hold the shift key down to see it.
