NOTE: There was a compatibility issue with EndNote X7 and the MacIntosh OS Sierra which has been corrected in the latest version X8. A Cite While You Write patch is available for EndNote X7 that addresses the compatibility issue with Office 2016/Office 365 on Macintosh [the Endnote toolbar tab not appearing in the Word menu]. The patch will.
EndNote can be used with MS Word to insert citations and to create bibliographies. In Word, the EndNote toolbar should appear at the top of the page. If the toolbar does not appear select View Toolbars EndNote X8. If you are using Office 365 with Word 2016 and EndNote X8.2, close Word and select EndNote X8 Customizer tick Cite While You Write, Next, and then Next. To insert citation in your Word document:. Place your cursor where you want the citation to appear. Select Search EndNote library from the EndNote toolbar.
Search for your reference (e.g., using the author's surname), hit Return. Once the correct reference comes up click Insert. The citation will be inserted into the text of the Word document, and a Reference list or Bibliography will be created at the end of the document. Alternatively, highlight the reference in your EndNote library and select Insert Citation.
Remember to place your cursor where you want the citation to appear in your Word document. Editing citations in Word:. In Word, place the cursor on the citation you would like to edit.
From the EndNote toolbar, click the Citations drop down menu, and select Edit & manage citation(s). To add page numbers, enter the page numbers in the Pages field (note: page numbers will only appear if the reference style allows it, for example a reference style like APA 6th). To exclude an author or year from your citation, use the drop down arrow in the Format box (under Edit Citation), and select Exclude Author Exclude Year. Removing a citation in Word:. Place the cursor on the citation you would like to remove. From the EndNote toolbar, click the Citations drop down menu, and select Edit & manage citation(s).
Highlight the citation you would like to remove. Click the dropdown arrow to the right of the citation you want to remove, and select Remove Citation. Click OK button. Tips:. Do not use the delete key to remove or delete a citation or reference in Word. Citations listed in your Word document will NOT be automatically updated when you make changes to references in your EndNote library. To update the citations, use the Bibliography dropdown arrow in your EndNote toolbar.
Changing output styles (referencing styles) in Word:. Select the referencing style from the dropdown list in the output Styles box.
If the style you require is not in this list, search for your referencing output style by clicking Select Another Style. To include all your references from you EndNote library:. Click anywhere in your EndNote library. Press and hold the Command ⌘ key and then press A. Everything in your library will be highlighted. If you would like to deselect one or more items, hold down the Command ⌘ key and click on the items you want to deselect.
Double or right mouse click on the references you have selected. Choose Copy. Go to your Word document. Double or right mouse click (Command ⌘ key + V).
Choose Paste To include a series of CONSECUTIVE references from your EndNote library:. Hold down the Shift key. Click the first and last references you want for your bibliogrphay. This will highlights the whole group of references.
Double or right mouse click on the references you have selected.