Endnote 20 - Enable preview pdf

I totally agree

I actually preordered EN20 but have not installed it yet cause I dont want to lose the preview feature 

bring this feature back please

I am writing my dissertation and was very excited to upgrade to EndNote 20.  Aside from the very disconcerting dark-colored side bar, I noticed very quickly that the pdf preview was not in version 20 as it was in X9.  

I am switching back to X9 and will not be using 20 unless they get this fixed.  I am highly disappointed with Clarivate and EndNote’s development team.  This is something that is extremely important, given the 4K+ pdfs I have stored in my EndNote files-seeing just which pdf I am looking at visually is helpful to distinguish between the various “Tan 2007s” I have.

I will not be recommending EndNote to any colleagues until this is fixed.

I completely agree. I updated to EndNote 20 but not being able to preview the PDFs as I browse through my library made me go back to EndNote 9. Unless you know all your references by heart (I have roughly 5,000), not being able to quickly preview the PDFs you search for within your library renders the software useless.

I have used EndNote since was a student (2002) and now I even recommend it to my students, but unless the “right/bottom-PDF” function is restored I will NOT buy subsequent versions and I will be forced to switch to other referencing software.

I really hope that the Developer team takes this issue into account.

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for example, it should be like this.

Unused organs disappear in Darwin’s evolution. But, Useful functions are missing in the evolution of EndNote. Continue this way.

Evolution of EndNote

ENDNOTE->ENDNOT->ENDNO->END->MEND->MENDE->MENDEL->MENDELE->MENDELEY

There is one difference. Mendeley is free. However, I paid 200 € to EndNote for these missing useful functions.

I mean, as useful functions disappear there is no better improvement, but a worse regression.

As a oldversion website says in its motto, Because, newer is not always better.

I am so angry. :angry::angry::angry:

I can say Endnote 20 is a huge step backward. Several amazing features from Endnote 9 has been removed in this new update and almost no improvement has been added. It is totally a waste of money and time to buy this new version, very disappointing. I rolled back to endnote 9 after several hours of search to find out about new features as much as I read, I got more disappointed and regrated for installing endnote 20. Congratulations to its developers!!!

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I can say Endnote 20 is a huge step backward. Several amazing features from Endnote 9 has been removed in this new update and almost no improvement has been added. It is totally a waste of money and time to buy this new version, very disappointing. I rolled back to endnote 9 after several hours of search to find out about new features as much as I read, I got more disappointed and regrated for installing endnote 20. Congratulations to its developers!!!

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yes this is awful

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I agree - wish there was a PDF preview in the app. I just bought endnote 20 after watching videos and reading reviews on EndNote that were based on the x9 version. Feeling like I made a big mistake. Anyone know if it is possible to revert to x9 if 20 was my original purchase?

Pretty frustrated over here after playing around with this program for 3 days, not being able to get my online searches to configure with my university library, and not being able to adjust the view panes in the desktop program. 

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These features sound amazing. I just bought EndNote 20 and I am extremely dissappointed after seeing great reviews for the software. Then, I realized that the reviews were based off EndNote X9 - anyone know if I can get a version of the older software? 

I would like to revert to X9 as well. Let me know if you wpuld find how to do that

Przemko

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This should be a priority for future updates
this feature is essential 

Yes this is an essential feature and should be brought back ASAP

Just contact Clarivate!

They gave me a downgrade to X9, so much better than v20!!!

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I agree with you.

x9 better than 20 except working speed.

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I expect that is why developers jetisoned so many features in 20?  To increase speed of the program with less bells and whistles.  If so – the wrong way to approach the problem.  How about improving the code?

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Totally agree with @Leanne - that is the wrong approach to remove features when the substantial underlying database code is becoming more efficient (perhaps because it is open source) and the also the Hardware that we buy gets constantly better.

RP

Endnote since 1998. 

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Its a money-sucking corporation…

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@juanmanuelhm we should all switch to something open-source. I heard elsewhere that if your upgrade was a mistake, you can get a downgrade back to X19. Maybe even a refund if you already have X19 and not dependent on their cloud data service.

RPP 

Endnote since 1998

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This is ridiculous and awful! Do you even know how people use your product and to which tools they rely to?!? Who decided to make all these changes? 

Just ask the REAL people who REALLY use EndNote for work, IF they wish any change of their work routine before you just mess everything up!

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