EndNote Basic

This guide describes how to access and use EndNote Basic, a citation management system, and gives a brief overview of the desktop versions of EndNote

Download the Cite-While-You-Write Add-in

Cite-While-You-Write (CWYW) is an add-on for Microsoft Word that allows you to insert & format in-text citations & bibliographies from your EndNote Basic library. Download and install the plug-in by clicking the Cite While You Write link in the Downloads tab. The plug-in is available for Word for both Windows and Mac computers.

Creating Stand-alone Bibliographies

Need to create a stand-along bibliography?  You export a bibliography as a .txt, .rtf, or html file.

1.  On the Format tab, click Biblography and then click the Select Favorites link

This image shows how to select favorites for EndNote Basic bibliography formatting by clicking on the Format tab, followed by the Bibliography tab followed by the Select Favorites link

2. Use the Select Favorites menu to save APA 7th, MLA , or other styles that you would like to see when you format bibliographies in EndNote Basic. Click on the style you want to save in the right column and then click the blue Copy to Favorites button. When you are done, click the Hide link in the upper right corner

3.  Choose the group whose References should be in the bibliography (if the references are in multiple groups, make a single group with all of the items you want to include), the Bibliographic Style you want to use, and the File format for the document. You can Save the file, E-mail it, or Preview & Print it.

 

 

 

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