When you come to writing a document, there are two ways to insert a citation from EndNote. The first of these, is to use the EndNote plugin in your word processor.
Method 1
- Click on the EndNote tab in Word.
- Select the Insert Citation icon. This opens the Find & Insert My References dialog.
- Search for the reference you wish to insert. This could be a title, author, or keyword. Select Find.
- Select the reference you wish to insert. If you wish to select multiple references, hold down CTRL or Cmd.
- Click on Insert or use one of the drop-down menu options below the Insert button.
The second way to insert references is from within the EndNote program itself.
Method 2
- In Word, place your cursor where you wish the citation to appear.
- Open your EndNote 20 library and browse or search for the reference you wish to insert. Select any reference to be inserted.
- Insert the citation by clicking Tools > Cite While You Write > Insert Selected Citation(s).
Tip: You will not be able to edit references in Word as the contents of these fields are controlled by the EndNote 20 program. If you need to edit a reference, return to EndNote, edit the reference there, and then click on Update citations and bibliography in Word.
Insert a footnoted citation
If you are using a footnoted style, such as Chicago, there will be an extra step involved in inserting a citation.
To insert a citation into a footnote you will need first to create a footnote by using the Insert Footnote function on the Reference tab in Word. Then, find the citation and insert it the same way you do your in-text citations. A corresponding entry will be added to the bibliography.
Note: It is vital to select a footnote style when you want to insert footnotes. You can change your citation style using the dropdown menu in the EndNote tab in Word.
Adding page numbers & formatting citations
Excluding an Author or Year
To exclude the name of an Author or the Year of Publication from an in-text citation, right-click on the citation and select Edit Citation from the dropdown. This will allow you to make basic changes to the format of your citation, such as excluding the author or switching to an author-prominent format.
Inserting a Page number
To insert a page number, right-click on the citation, select Edit Citation, and click the More option. Type your page numbers into the page number box. Do not include pp or pg in this field as EndNote will automatically format your page numbers according to your chosen style.
Important: If the page number does not appear in the citation, add it to the Suffix box instead. Some styles do not have page numbers included in their format. Using the suffix will skirt the problem.
Unformatting citations
Your existing references in Microsoft Word can be manually unformatted by using the Convert to Unformatted Citations command under the Convert Citations and Bibliography drop-down of the EndNote tab in Microsoft Word. The appearance of your citations will change. You will only need to do this if you are having issues with your EndNote Library or if you need to combine documents. Afterwards, select Update Citations and Bibliography.
