A step-by-step description of how to use ISI's Reference Manager for Windows

1. The old days…1991’s DOS version!

2. …and now for Windows XP and up

3. Online ordering – or via ICTS

5. The basics: working with a database

6. Importing directly from online sources eg: PubMed

7. Choosing authors: self-completing choices

8. Approve hits

9. Select some or all hits

10. Copy to existing db

11. Edit as you need- eg: link to PDF

12. Alternative import: via the web

13. Choose output format

14. Save to text to get rid of HTML

15. Note: abstract included

16. Saving it locally

17. Importing it to RefMan: choose db

18. Choose “import” on file menu

19. Choose appropriate import filter

20. Choose text file

21. Import!

22. View new / old db

23. Import thousands at a time

24. So how do you use it when writing a paper?

28. Choosing output styles for bibliography
and citations

29. LEARN how to do this as you can
specify your own styles!

30. …and in the ms:

31. Custom toolbar in Word