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EndNote Online

Use EndNote Online to add, manage, share and sync your references, and insert and manage citations in Word.

Working with EndNote Online and Word

To work with EndNote Online and Word, and use Word's Cite While You Write (CWYW) function, open BOTH your EndNote Online Library and your Word document.

Click on the EndNote 21 tab in Word for the EndNote functions to appear.

endnote tab in word on windowsImage: EndNote 21 tab within Word on Windows. Copyright © Microsoft. Used under licence.
 

endnote tab in word on macImage: EndNote 21 tab within Word on Mac. Copyright © Microsoft. Used under licence.

You then need to tell Word that your are working with EndNote Online (as opposed to EndNote Desktop) -- please follow the instructions below.

  1. Within the EndNote 21 tab in Word, click on Preferences.
  2. Click on the Layout tab within the EndNote 21 Cite While Your Write Preferences window.
  3. Select EndNote online from the Application drop-down menu.
  4. Enter your EndNote Online account credentials.
  5. Press the OK button.

    change application to endnote online in word
    Image: Copyright © Microsoft. Used under licence.

 

Note: There is no RMIT Harvard style in EndNote Online, and therefore you will be unable to use it in Word. If you need to use RMIT Harvard, please use EndNote Desktop instead.

Inserting references into your Word document

Insert in-text citations into Word

  1. In Microsoft Word, go to the EndNote tab.
  2. Click the Insert Citations button.
  3. Enter some search terms and click the Find button.
  4. Select the reference(s) you wish to use.
  5. Click the Insert button.

If you are working on a large document, it is a good idea to turn instant formatting off in Word before you start inserting citation as this feature can be slow. To do this:

  1. Open Microsoft Word.
  2. Select the EndNote tab.
  3. Select Preferences.
  4. Untick the checkbox 'Enable Instant Formatting on new Word documents' and click the OK button.

Creating an independent bibliography

EndNote basic allows you to generate a bibliography in a specific style. You are able to email, print or save it:

  1. Go to your EndNote Online library. Go to Format > Bibliography.
  2. Select a group from the References drop-down list.
  3. Select the Bibliographic style.
  4. Select a File format, e.g. RTF.

Select the Save, E-mail, or Preview & Print options.

Selecting a referencing style in Word

In Word, you can select the referencing style you are using so your citations will appear in the format of that style. You can do this at any time.

  1. Click the EndNote 21 tab in your Word document.
  2. Select your style within the Style drop-down list.

  3.  If your style is not in the Style drop-down list, click on Select Another Style within the Style drop-down list. Find and select your style from there.