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EndNote: EndNote Online

EndNote Online Quick Reference Guide

IMPORTING MULTIPLE REFERENCES FROM PUBMED

  • In PubMed, Select the references you wish to send.
  • Click “Send to” at the of the page, below the search box.
  • Select “Citation manager” and then “Create File”. A file will be downloaded to your computer.
  • In EndNote Web, go to "Collect" > "Import References"
  • Chose the file that was just downloaded to your computer from PubMed
  • In "Import Option," select "PubMed (NLM)"
  • In "To:" choose a group you'd like to have the references filed to. You can also chose "Unfiled" or start a "New Group"
  • Click "Import"

 

CREATING A GROUP

  • Creating a group of references allows you to keep your library organized for different projects. To do this go to "Organize" > "Manage My Groups"
  • Click on the "New group" button, enter a name, and click "OK"
  • This group will now appear on your home page under "My References"
  • To add references to a group, select them, and chose the group from the drop down menu "Add to group…" at the top of the page

 

SHARING GROUPS

  • Go to "Organize" > "Manage My Groups"
  • Find the group you'd like to share, and check the box next to it. Then click "Manage Sharing" > "Start sharing this group."
  • Enter the email addresses for whom you'd like to share this group. REMEMBER, this needs to be the email address associated with their EndNote Web account (the one you use to log in).
  • You can select "Read only" so they cannot edit/delete any references. "Read & Write" will allow them to edit/delete references.
  • Click "Apply"
  • Shared groups will now automatically show up at the bottom of their group list, under "Groups Shared by Others"

 

FULL TEXT

  • If you have a full text PDF, you can attach it to the appropriate citation. Start by clicking on the individual reference.
  • Click "Attach files" and choose the files you'd like to upload.
  • To view attachments, just click on the file name and the file will be downloaded to your computer.

 

INSERTING ENDNOTE REFERENCES INTO A DESKTOP WORD DOCUMENT

  • First, you need to download the "Cite While You Write" plugin appropriate to your system requirements (Windows or Mac). Go to "Downloads" and follow the instructions.
  • In you Word, you should now see and EndNote tab on your toolbar
  • In your Document, place your cursor at the end of the sentence where you want the citation to go
  • Click "Insert Citation(s) or the magnifying glass on your EndNote tab in Word
  • The “Find & Insert My References” dialog box will appear. Type a keyword from the reference you want to insert (author name, publication year, etc.). Press the Return key to search.
  • Find the reference you want from the list of results and click “Insert.” This creates an in-text citation as well as a final bibliography entry. 
  • You can change the formatting style of the document in the EndNote tool bar and clicking on "Configure Bibliography" or selecting a different style from the drop down menu.
     

INSERTING ENDNOTE REFERENCES INTO AN ONLINE WORD DOCUMENT

  • You must have Endnote 21 installed on any machine and synced to you Endnote Web account
  • The Endnote add-in should be available in your Online Word document under the 'References' tab
  • In your Document, place your cursor at the end of the sentence where you want the citation to go
  • Search for and select each reference you would like to add, then select 'Insert Citation'. This creates an in-text citation.
  • To generate the bibliography, select 'Update Citations'
  • You can change the formatting style of the document by clicking on the (...) symbol and selecting 'Citation Style'
  • NOTE: As of 06/20/24 this is a relatively new feature and is extremely unstable. We recommend not completely relying on the online Word integration for inserting references from Endnote.