1. Click File, Import Data. The Convert to Database dialog will display.
2. Select Endnote as the Input File format.
3. Enter the text file with the records you have exported from Endnote, and then enter a name for the Citation datafile to be created. We suggest you add the .cit extention to your datafile. For example:

   

4. Click Convert to create a new Citation datafile with your Endnote recordes.
5. When the conversion process is complete, start Citation and open the new datafile.

1. Click File, Import Data. The Convert to Database dialog will display.
2. Select ProCite as the Input File format.
3. Enter the text file with the records you have exported from ProCite, and then enter a name for the Citation datafile to be created. We suggest you add the .cit extention to your datafile. For example:

   

4. Click Convert to create a new Citation datafile with your ProCite recordes.
5. When the conversion process is complete, start Citation and open the new datafile.

First, locate your Ibidem database's text file:

The text file containing your Ibidem records will have the short name you have given it, and the extension ".#00". If you have a large database in Ibidem, you may also have a text file with the extension #01 and #02. These files will need to be converted as well.

1. Click File, Import Data. The Convert to Database dialog will display.
2. Select NotaBene as the Input File format.
3. Enter the text file with the Ibidem records, and then enter a name for the Citation datafile to be created. We suggest you add the .cit extention to your datafile. For example:

   

4. Click Convert to create a new Citation datafile with your Ibidem recordes.
5. When the conversion process is complete, start Citation and open the new datafile.

Converting short form Notebook databases

Part 1. Determine your database ID number

1. Open your short form database in Notebook II.
2. Choose Utilities, Options. The Options screen includes a listing with the your Database ID Number. Make a note of the number.
3. Exit Notebook II and return to the DOS prompt.

Copy the nb2c7.rxx report file from the Citation CD to your Notebook II directory. with the appropriate number for your Notebook II database. For instance, if your Database ID Number is 00, you would type in this copy command:

C:\>copy a:\nb2c7.rxx c:\notebook\nb2c7.r00

If Notebook II was installed in a different directory or drive, you will need to enter the appropriate directory and drive name in the command line.

Part 3. Converting Notebook II / Citation Databases to a text file

1. Start Notebook II, and then open your short form database.
2. Choose Print, and enter nb2c7 as the custom report format file to use.
3. Choose Destination, and enter a filename for the print destination:

   mydata.txt

   Make certain this filename is different from your original database name!
4. Exit Notebook II.

1. Copy the new datafile to your Citation 7 directory, with a new extension: copy mydata.txt c:\citwin7\mydata.dat
2. Start Citation, and open the new datafile.

Part 1. Customizing 2C7 to work with your database definition

1. To use the custom report format file, you will need to determine your Database ID Number (listed under Utilities, Options in Notebook II; see Part 1).
2. Copy the 2c7.rxx custom report format to your Notebook directory.
3. Edit the custom report format file with Notebook, so that the corresponding fields in your database will be transferred to the proper fields in Citation.

   Place the cursor next to the appropriate field, and insert the field number for the corresponding field in your own database. Mp< For instance, next to the field label for Author (>AU) in the custom report, insert the corresponding field in your database for Author names. Here are some suggestions for mapping fields that are likely to be in your field definition:

   Keynames	Access Phrase field (>AP)
   Notes	Abstract field (>AB)
   Subject indexing terms	Keywords (>KW)
   Library call numbers	Reference (>RF)

   Use the Field Definitions section of this manual to determine which fields best correpond to those in your own database. You might want to note that you can use Custom1 and Custom2 for field content that differs fundamentally from the definitions for field content in Citation. To display the custom fields in Citation, copy the file formsall.def to forms.def.

4. When you have finished editing the custom report format, exit to the Print menu, and choose Destination to enter a filename to write your records to:

   mydata.txt

   Make certain this filename is different from your original database name!

Part 2. Open the datafile in Citation

1. Copy the new datafile to your Citation 7 directory, with a new extension:

   copy mydata.txt c:\citwin7\mydata.dat

2. Start Citation, and then open the new datafile.

1. Start Papyrus and open your database.
2. Export your datafile to a textfile in RIS format (you may havew to download the format file for RIS format, RISOUT.FLB, from the Research Software Design web site).
3. Open Citation, and choose Convert, File.
4. Enter the name of the text file you have just created with your Papyrus records as the Source File, then enter a new name for the Citation datafile, and choose Next.
5. Select RIS as the Source format, and choose Next. A dialog will confirm the filenames and Source format you have selected. If these are correct, choose Convert.
6. Open the new datafile.