EndNote Web Hints and Tips

EndNote Web Hints and Tips 2011
INTRODUCTION
EndNote Web is a web-based tool that helps you to work with your citations. It
streamlines your work by citing references and creating a bibliography in a designated
style with just one click. This means you spend your time writing, NOT citing, the paper.
(Although it is helpful addition to any writing project, EndNote Web does not proofread
your paper. That is your responsibility.)
With this tool, you can:
~ gather up to 10,000 references using any computer (on-campus, off-campus,
personal computer)
~ create a personalized database of articles, book titles, websites, etc.
~ easily import citations from resources into your database.
~ add in-text citations to your paper in a variety of styles. (i.e. AMA, APA 6th,
NLM)
~ automatically generate a bibliography in a variety of styles.
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Getting Started with EndNote Web
1. Register for an EndNote Web account. **
 Start at the Library Database page or a Community Resource page.
 Go to the Web of Knowledge
 Open - My EndNote Web
Sign up for an account if this is the
first time you are using EndNote Web.
For more information, watch the online tutorial, Creating an EndNote Web Account.
Link out to the video from Home > Library Home > Tools > End Note > EndNote
Support.
http://www.midwestern.edu/Library_Home/Tools/Endnote.html.
**Register from on-campus to have roaming (off-campus usage) privileges.
** To keep your roaming privileges active, login from a campus computer every 12
months.
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2. Using the EndNote Web page
My References is the start page for EndNote Web and shows all
references within your library.
~ Selecting a group under All My references will show reference
information, such as author, title, publication year, etc., for that
specific group.
~ Click the checkboxes to the left of each reference to group them.
Click Add to group to add references to a specific group. (A single
reference can be in multiple groups.) Using ‘Delete’ will send the
reference to Trash.
~ HINT: Help is found on the EndNote Web Table of Contents>
Manage References:
http://www.myendnoteweb.com/help/en_us/ENW/help.htm .
The Collect tab is used to import references into your EndNote Web library.
~Online search will search and import database citations from within EndNote Web.
~ HINT: this works best when importing a specific citation. Help is found
http://www.myendnoteweb.com/help/en_us/ENW/hsr_onlinesearch.htm)
~New Reference is used when entering references not found in a citation database,
such as book titles, websites, etc.
~ HINT: Help is found
http://www.myendnoteweb.com/help/en_us/ENW/hsr_create.htm.)
~ Import References transfers references from a citation database into your library.
~ HINT: See the Home> Library Home > EndNote page
http://www.midwestern.edu/Library_Home/Tools/Endnote.html for detailed instructions
on importing references from Cochrane Library, EBSCOhost, PubMed, STAT!Ref and Web
2. Using the EndNote Web page (continued)
of Knowledge to EndNote Web. )
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2. Using the EndNote Web page (cont)
Use the Organize tab to create, delete or rename your Groups (up to 500) to help
categorize your references.
~ Your references can be shared with other EndNote Web registered users. (HINT:
See the Home> Library Home > EndNote page
http://www.midwestern.edu/Library_Home/Tools/Endnote.html for detailed
instructions on Sharing Groups.)
~ Others’ Groups are groups developed by other EndNote Web account holders that
are shared with you. (EXAMPLE: Use when working on a group presentation.)
~ When searching multiple databases, it is possible to have duplicate records in your
library. The Find Duplicates tab compares the Author, Title, Publication Year and
Reference Type fields to identify them.
HINT: Help is found on the EndNote Web Table of Contents:
http://www.myendnoteweb.com/help/en_us/ENW/help.htm .
HINT: More specific information on sharing groups is found at:
http://www.myendnoteweb.com/help/en_us/ENW/hso_sharinggroups.htm .
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2. Using the EndNote Web page (cont)
The Format tab is EndNote Web’s multipurpose tool to create a bibliography outside of
a paper.
~ The Bibliography feature shows your references, in a specified style and file format
to e-mail, save or print.
~Cite While You Write Plug-In is for personal computers that do not have EndNote
software installed.
~To format your paper’s citations and bibliography without using EndNote Web plug-in
or EndNote software, use Format Paper.
~Export References allows for the exporting of references in one of several standard
export styles, as JAMA or APA 6th, to your e-mail, saving or printing for alternative uses.
2. Using the EndNote Web page (continued)
HINT: For detailed instructions on Manually inserting citations into Bibliography, see
the Home> Library Home > EndNote page
http://www.midwestern.edu/Library_Home/Tools/Endnote.html
.
2. Using the EndNote Web page (cont)
HINT: Help is found on the EndNote Web Table of Contents:
http://www.myendnoteweb.com/help/en_us/ENW/help.htm .
The Options menu is used to edit personal information, as your password or email
address, and to download installation information on personal computers.
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Using EndNote Web to write your paper
1. Open a Word document and select the EndNote Web toolbar. If the EndNote X3
tab is found in the Menu bar, use the following instructions to change it to the
EndNote Web menu:
On public computers,
DO NOT USE
‘remember my address
and password’.
1st: Select Preferences.
2nd: Open Application tab
and select EndNote Web
from the Application dropdown box.
3rd: Enter personal
EndNote Web logons.
2. Check that ‘Instant Formatting’ is turned on, enabling your bibliography to be
updated along with your in-text citations.
1st: Click arrow in lower-right
corner of Bibliography ribbon.
2nd: Open ‘Instant Formatting’ tab.
3rd: Confirm
‘Instant Formatting is currently
on.’
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3. Position the cursor in the document where the citation should appear.
4. Find citations from your EndNote Web Library to insert into the document.
Enter a search term to find the
reference or references to insert.
NOTE: The term must be a minimum
of three characters and can be the
year of publication.
Use the Insert button or choose from additional options.
(HINT: See ‘EndNote Web Help: Find and insert citations’
for more details
http://www.myendnoteweb.com/help/en_us/ENW/hw_ci
tereference.htm )
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5. Edit or change your citations with the Edit Citations tool.
For more details on
adding or excluding
information within a
citation, adding or
deleting a citation, or
changing the order of
citations in a group, see
EndNote Web Help: Edit
citation(s)
http://www.myendnotew
eb.com/help/en_us/ENW
/hw_editcitation.htm .
When finished editing the citation, click
OK to close the window.
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6. The Bibliography Style list provides many style options that determine the field
order, font style, indenting, and punctuation in the citations and bibliography.
Bibliography Style dropdown list
To update the citations/bibliography after editing, deleting or relocating phrases,
sentences or paragraphs or to reformat the document after changing the bibliographic
style, click the Update Citations and Bibliography tool.
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Formatting the Bibliography
1st: Click arrow in lower-right corner of
Bibliography ribbon.
2nd: The EndNote Web Format Bibliography
window opens.
3rd: Change bibliography style.
HINT: The bibliography Style can also be
changed in the EndNote Web Format
Bibliography window or by using the
Bibliography Style list. (See previous page.)
By using the Layout tab in the EndNote Web
Format Bibliography window, you can:
~ modify the font and size of the citation
references,
~ title your bibliography,
~ number, indent and space your
bibliography
a. helpful for styles that require
specific arrangement, as APA.
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Where to find more Help
FAQs:
~importing references
~Cite While You Write
(CWYW)
http://www.endnote.com/support/enwfaqs/index.asp
Getting Started Guide
(open My References
tab)
Help menu:
~right hand corner of
each EndNote Web
page
Quick Reference Card
http://www.endnote.com/support/helpdocs/enw_qrc_en.pdf
Quick Reference Card
(print format)
Ask Library staff
Videos
~Vendor videos:
http://www.endnote.com/training/tutorials/EndNoteX4/MenuEndNoteWeb/Menu-EndNote_Web.html
~YouTube has EndNote Web videos from other sources.
Personal assistance
AZ campus (623)572 -3308
DG campus (630)515-6200
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Help for using EndNote Web on a Mac
Installation instructions for Cite While You Write®
Is the Cite While You Write® Plug-in installed?
1. Format>Cite While You Write Plug-in page.
-OR2. Options>Download Installers page.
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Vendor Support
Are you looking for answers on installation questions, importing references or Cite While You
Write®?
Frequently Asked Questions
a. answers for both Macs and PCs
http://endnote.com/support/enwfaqs/in
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For other questions, use the Vendor experts.
Technical Phone Support
I find it helpful to start the conversation with the tech person to provide identifying
information, as a library staff person from Midwestern University Library.
http://endnote.com/encontact.asp