Endnote 20 view PDF

Same!!! I just “upgraded”, or in this case “downgraded”, to EndNote 20. Without the PDF view window my productivity goes down and my frustration has skyrocketed.

If I had known how crappy EndNote 20 was, primarily because it lacks this PDF viewing feature that characterized previous versions, I’d not have purchased it. As such, I am seeking a refund and will see if I can purchase EndNote 9. 

If I can’t purchase EndNote 9, I’ll definitely see what competing products have to offer–goodness knows there are many viable options.

I am disappointed. I’ve been a heavy EndNote user for a decade, and have over 22,000 references (and PDFs) in my library; I have been that annoying ambassador colleague who recruits everyone else to EndNote. But wow, EndNote 20 really missed the mark. I’m out!

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I agree.  I am disappointed too.  The PDF view was a big deal for me.  Plus the new colors (black and green) are too much for my PC screen.  I will ask for a reimbursement, just bought it 3 days ago, and revert to my X9 version.

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If this is true then there is no way I would install the upgrade. Has anyone contacted support for confirmation or rationalization as to why they removed such a critical productivity feature? I should probably request for a refund for my pre-release upgrade purchase.

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I did contact support – but the answeres were very generic. As much as they tried to answer – the reply was more or less: we forwarded your request to the programmers, but it is best to comment in the EN forum.

Quick reply, but no indicatein a) if and b) when the programmers might work on the improvements.

Let’s hope for the best!

Christian

Remark: I am currently beta testing another software, not related to literature management, and the programmer immediately addresses my comments to the latest beta version and im proves it within days. He said only when his beta testers are satisfied, he will release the final version – I think, many of us would be happily become EN20 beta testers if we knew our comments would be considered.

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I had a bad time with this issue too. Double-click on a reference of the reference list and the preview pane will magically come back!!!

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Double-click on a reference of the reference lists and the preview pane will magically show back!!!

Does that mean other references going forward will not require a double click?

I.e. moving to another reference immediately updates the content of the PDF preview pane that “magically” reappeared?

Can anyone else confirm?

Thanks.

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no magical show previous main window PDFs display :-/

To see PDFs within the main window, like in previous versions, is important to me and use separate window(s) to display PDFs is very uncomfortable!!! Bring it back, please!

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Totally agree! PDF preview is a very useful function for me!

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I had installed EndNote 20 and found I could not view PDFs in the viewer pane. This is a dealbreaker for me! I uninstalled and reverted to EndNote X9.

In response to one of my complaints about EndNote 20 in this forum I got this response:

With reference to your comments, EndNote 20 PDF preview window, I am sorry, EndNote 20 do not have a preview window to view PDF on the right side of the library window. You can open it in a separate EndNote PDF preview window, or you can also use third party PDF viewer like Adobe_ . _We have already raised an Enhancement request to our Development team include the PDF preview option on the right side of the library window. We don’t have an estimated time frame on when this be included.

I’m already looking at alternative products, should EndNote X9 become unsupported. This is just not workable for me.

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Thanks. I have neither downloaded nor installed EN20 so I will ask them for a refund. This is a total deal-breaker. What a shame!

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HI, try clicking the attachment symbol as illustrated in the figure attachment here.

Finally figured out how to open the PDFs - when you click a reference and it opens the pane on the right that has a summary, the ability to attach a file, and the option to edit the reference factors. If you click on the drop down menu that the file name on it in that right-hand pane, you can choose how to open the PDF (in Endnote or in other pdf software). 

Hopefully this helps!!!

Oh… NO… 

Please return back to the “PDF previwer” within the window pains. 

It’s critical for readers to quick scan and skim an article.

Don’t downgrade, but update. 

Aghh! I just updated to Endnote 20 and have exactly the same gripe! The whole point of the preview function for me was so I could pull up my library and quickly check the reference. As much as I like the new PDF annotator, it was always more useful to have it in the window.

While I’m adding my voice to this discussion it would be amazing if we could get a mac+F shortcut to search within PDF files, either in the break-out pdf viewer or in the preview. Save a few clicks which equates to hours over the year.

I’m downgrading to X9 for now, but would would really like to see these new features in 20 soon.

Thanks a million 

Hi,

I support EndNote at my university library and have been surprised to hear this conversation about the EndNote Preview. I have always thought there is a special value in being able to see the pdf in a second window. From the note I’m responding to, it sounds like the person is showing the preview while checking the reference. Could someone explain this more?

I’ve seen the automatic preview appear in the 3-tab window which would use the area that shows the reference. Does checking the reference mean verifying it on the pdf itself in the preview?

I always found the print in the preview too small to read and expanding the pdf with the arrow icon in the 3-tab panel made the pdf take up too much space (even though the window could be sized and moved).

Mendeley is very good for letting you see the pdf and the reference data at the same time and it’s very common for me to fix data in the references in Mendeley (something that did not seem as often encountered in EndNote) while looking at the pdf.

Have a nice day
John

dear all,

I’m also very disapointed by the pdf pane view disapearance. Moreover, there is no way to adjust the (huge) between-refs space. 

Please let the user choose : 1/ to see the pdf together w/ the whole reference list 2/ adjust the gap between two refs (not the character size, the gap).

Meanwhile I’ll be working back w/ EndNote X9…

best,

ph

I had the same problem. I went around it by clicking on ‘edit’ on any reference. The preview pane appears. But it doesn’t do much, anyway.

The fixed width of the preview pane is a waste of usable screen view on a smaller screen. I wish someone is listening and bring the PDF preview back.

The pdf preview in the main window was useful because it made accessing your pdfs very quick and easy instead of having to open them all in separate windows which can result in a lot of tabs. If you have a large monitor and increase the size of the preview window, I find I can read the pdf well and highlight too. You always have the option to open a pdf in a second window if you need that extra size. 

I’ve reverted back to X9 because I really loved that feature but hopefully they bring it back because I do like the visuals of Endnote 20.