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EndNote 2025

EndNote installation

BUas has a license for the latest version of EndNote (desktop version, for Windows and Mac), and is is available for both staff & students. Select the applicable tab below for your installation guide.

Execute the following steps to install EndNote 2025 on your device:

  • click "EndNote download" at the right hand side of the screen

 

Installation for Windows

  • go to the download folder and right-click on the zipped file and select "Extract All" from the menu

! extract all files before you run the installation file. Otherwise, you will be asked to enter a product key.

  • double-click on the EN22Inst.msi file to start the installation.
  • click "Next"
  • if asked during the installation if you will allow the application to make changes, click "Yes",  otherwise, the installation will be canceled
  • save both the EN22Inst.msi and the License.dat files in the same folder on your hard drive.
  • read through the EndNote 2025 Volume License Version agreement. Click "Accept" to accept the agreement and continue the installation.
  • click "Next"
  • select Installation Type ‘Typical’
  • click "Next" until the installation is completed
  • click "Finish"

 

Installation for Mac 

  • save the file to your computer; EndNote is saved to your computer as a zipped package (Endnote22.zip).
  • right click on the package and select the "Extract all" option. This will create a new folder called Endnote25.
    ! extract all files before you run the installation file, otherwise you will be asked for a product key.
  • inside EndNote25 folder, you will find an installation file (EN22Inst.msi) and a license file. 
  • run the installation file from the EndNote25 folder.
  • when the installation has been completed, click the "Done" button

 

Execute the following steps to install EndNote 2025 on your (BUas) device:

  • click the windows start button  
  • lookup the "company portal" app via the search box and start the app
  • type "Endnote" in the search box at the top of your screen
  • click the "EndNote 2025" icon
  • click "install" 

Installation of updates for EndNote 2025

When EndNote notifies you that there are updates available, you can install these following these steps:

  • open file explorer 
  • click "this pc" ⇒ "windows c:"
  • open folders "program files (x86)" ⇒ "EndNote 2025"
  • right click the EndNote application icon and select "run with elevated access"
  • enter a justification (e.g. "install software update") and confirm with your windows password
  • the update will be installed

 

Creating an EndNote Library

After installation, you will have to create an EndNote Library:

  • open EndNote and create a new library (e.g. “Test Library”) via "Files" ⇒ "New"
  • all references will be stored in the EndNote Library
  • each EndNote Library is made up of a file with the extension .enl plus a corresponding .data folder

    ! Keep the .enl file and the .data folder always together in the same folder. If you backup your EndNote library, backup both files.
    ! Do not save EndNote libraries in any cloud-syncing folders or drives. Cloud-syncing programs can corrupt EndNote libraries over time.