This might be done to check that you selected the appropriate references from your EndNote library.ĮndNote will generate a reference list/bibliography in the chosen style at the end of the document. To unformat citations, click Convert Citations and Bibliography and select Convert to Unformatted Citations. Also do this if you edit the reference in EndNote after entering it in Word to make your edits appear. To format these citations, click Update Citations and Bibliography. Unformatted citations have curly brackets and exposed record numbers.

Using APA 6th as an example, formatted citations appear as (Wu, Chan, & Ma, 2005).

Click on the Insert Citation toolbar button (keyboard shortcut : Alt-2 ).

Use the control key and mouse together to select more than one reference.

Highlight the reference(s) that you wish to place in the document.

From the EndNote tab click Go to EndNote.

Click into the text where you would like to place the citation. You can also directly insert a citation from EndNote or copy and paste citations from EndNote to Word. The Insert Citation toolbar option can be used in Word to find a citation or insert a selected citation. There are various methods to insert citations into documents.

Click the drop down Style menu and select your chosen style from the list or Select Another Style.

Styles can include footnotes and numbering.

EndNote will format citations and bibliographies into a nominated style. EndNote works with Microsoft Word and Open Office Writer to insert citations into documents.

Change endnote citation format