RefWorks - Highwire Press
Instructions for Transferring Citations

Save as Text File and Import into RefWorks 

In Highwire Press index:

1. Conduct a search and select the records you want by clicking the check box to the left of each citation
2. Click the radio button download to Citation Manager (button located just above citation list) and then click the Go button
3. Click the link download citations to Citation Manager
4. Click the link Reference Manager (RIS Format)
5. You will be prompted to either Open with [browse for program name] or Save the file (which is already named and is a text file)
6. If you select Open with you will have to choose an editor to use to view the file, e.g., NotePad, MS Word
7. From the File menu, select Save As. Save your file as a text file (with a .txt extension) [not a .doc extension] to the location of your choice (e.g. desktop)

In RefWorks

1. Login to your RefWorks database
2. Select References/Import from the toolbar
3. Select RIS Format as the Import Filter/Data Source and Reference Manager as the database
4. Browse to find the text file you saved to your computer
5. Click Import
6. Your citation(s) will be imported into the Last Imported Folder. You may now move them into the folder of your choice
7. NOTE: In some cases, only one citation may be imported at a time