There may be times when you want to create a bibliography without using the Cite While You Write function, such as for a presentation or an annotated bibliography. We call this an independent bibliography. Each of the four procedures described below can be used to create an independent bibliography.

Export references

To export references from a library:

1. Open your EndNote 20 library and select the desired references.
2. Select File and then Export.
3. On the Export file name dialog box, choose a File name, a file type (file type Rich Text Format creates text formatted in Normal style when opened with Word) and an Output Style. Chose a location for the created file, for example Desktop. Select Save.
4. Open the created file from where you saved it.

Drag-and-drop

References can be dragged from an EndNote 20 library to a Word document. The references are sorted and formatted according to the rules of the selected style.

1. Display a new Word document next to the EndNote 20 library from which you wish to generate a bibliography.
2. In the EndNote 20 library select the required style from the style drop-down.
3. Select the references you wish to include in the bibliography.
4. Drag the selection to the Word document.
5. On the EndNote 20 tab in Word, select Update Citations and Bibliography. 

A bibliography is generated. The stand-alone citations above the bibliography can be deleted and the bibliography can be printed.

Copy formatted

Use the Copy Formatted command to quickly create and copy a bibliography that you can paste into a Word document or anywhere else. The references are sorted and formatted according to the rules of the selected style.

To copy formatted references from EndNote 20 and paste them into a Word document:

1. Open your EndNote 20 library and select the desired references in the EndNote 20 library window.
2. Select your desired style. 
3. Click the References menu, and select Copy Formatted References to copy the references to the Clipboard.
4. Open a document in Word, put the cursor where you would like the references to appear, and Paste.