# Converting an EndNote file into Reference Manager files

**URL:** <https://community.endnote.com/t/converting-an-endnote-file-into-reference-manager-files/311480>\
**Category:** EndNote How To\
**Created:** [July 20, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/converting-an-endnote-file-into-reference-manager-files/311480 "2017-07-20T13:46:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![ptulkens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5ac83/32.png) [@ptulkens](https://community.endnote.com/u/ptulkens)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/converting-an-endnote-file-into-reference-manager-files/311480/1 "2017-07-20T13:46:53Z")

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Hi,

I have received an EndNote file but I’m using (still) Reference Manager.&nbsp; How do I convert this EndNote file into files usable by Referenece Manager ? I see a lot of posts to convert from RefMan to EndNote but none for the opposite. Yet, I guess it should exist since both programs were supported by Thomson some time ago.&nbsp;

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**Author:** ![tmartin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e56c9b/32.png) [@tmartin](https://community.endnote.com/u/tmartin)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/converting-an-endnote-file-into-reference-manager-files/311480/2 "2017-07-20T14:44:43Z")

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We do have those steps in the KnowledegBase:

[http://help.thomson.com/default.asp?portalid=TSC&article=84797](http://help.thomson.com/default.asp?portalid=TSC&article=84797)

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**Author:** ![ptulkens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5ac83/32.png) [@ptulkens](https://community.endnote.com/u/ptulkens)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/converting-an-endnote-file-into-reference-manager-files/311480/3 "2017-07-20T19:49:02Z")

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Great ! Thank you.&nbsp; I searched the data base but could not find it.&nbsp; I probably used the wrong search criteria.

Once again, thank you!

Paul