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EndNote

This is an introduction to getting started with EndNote for UT Health users.

Using Cite While You Write to Add Citations to Your Paper

EndNote offers a Cite While You Write plugin for Word and GoogleDocs. The plugin is automatically added to Word when you install EndNote and adds an EndNote toolbar that allows you to add citations to your document while you write.

To add a citation:

  • Click Insert Citation on the EndNote toolbar
  • Search for the reference you want to cite and press Enter. Zotero will add the citation at your cursor.
    • You can search for any word from the reference no matter which field it is in (e.g. title, author, journal, keywords, notes, & etc.)

EndNote Cite While You Write toolbar

EndNote will automatically begin building your bibliography as you insert citations. The bibliography will appear at the end of your document and will automatically update as you add citations to match the correct citation style and include all in-text citaitons.

The toolbar may look different on different operating systems and versions of Word. Hovering your mouse over the toolbar will pop up each button's function if they're not clearly labeled.

For more information about Cite While You Write, please visit EndNote: CWYW Common Questions

EndNote Copy Formatted Reference dialogCreating Quick Annotated Bibliographies

It's easy to create a bibliography from your EndNote library.

  • Check to be sure you have the correct citation style selected in EndNote by going to Tools > Output Styles then select the correct style.
  • Select the references that you want to include.
    • Hold the control (command for Mac users) key and click to select multiple items.
  • Right-click (option+click or two finger click for Mac) one of the selected items and choose Copy Formatted Reference.
  • Paste into your Word document

  • This method works with any word processor (or anywhere you can paste text)

EndNote with Google Docs

EndNote 21 now works with Google Docs! To install the EndNote toolbar for Google Docs, follow the instructions on this page.

You will need to be sure and create an EndNote account and sync your library. If you have not already done this, you can do so by going to Edit > Settings (EndNote 21 > Settings on Mac), then choose Sync, and clicking Enable Sync

Google Docs Endnote CWYW Dialog

EndNote with Apple Pages

Getting More Citations Styles in EndNote

EndNote comes with the most common bibliographic styles. Download other styles from the EndNote website.

To install a style:

  • Go to the EndNote Output Styles page
  • Search for the name of the style you need
  • Download the style
  • Double-click the downloaded style

This should open EndNote and import the new style, which will now appear in the EndNote output styles list.