Why Use Cite While You Write (CWYW)?
How do I get Cite While Your Write (CWYW)?
EndNote X6 is compatible with Microsoft Word 2003, 2007 and 2010. EndNote X7 is compatible with Word 2013, Word 2007, and 2010.
Note: If you are using an older version of Word on a Mac, you may want to visit the page on Mac Users for alternate instructions.
Note that before you can insert a citation into a Word document, you must have the document and the desired EndNote library open on your computer. You can then insert the citation from the Word or EndNote interfaces.
To insert a citation from within Word:
To insert a citation from within EndNote:
Note: Save your Word document after inserting citations.
1. Insert Citation: Insert the selected citation into your Word document.
2: Format Bibliography: Make edits to the bibliography in your World document.
Note: If you have to create an annotated bibliography, it's a good idea to remove field codes and then paste your annotations in the bibliography. Otherwise, EndNote will think your notes are "errors" and will delete them when Instant Formatting is on, or when you click "Update Citations and Bibliography."
3. Go to Word Processor: Bring your Word document to the front of your screen.
To modify, add or delete formatted citations:
Modify Citations
Add Additional Citations
Delete Citations
What is an Output Style?
How to Change Output Style in Word Document
What are field codes?
Cite While You Write places field codes around and inside your formatted citations in Word, which allows EndNote to format citations continuously as you write. Removing field codes means deleting the field codes and saving the formatted citations and bibliography as text.
Why would I want to remove field codes?
Journal publishers may request that you remove field codes when submitting a manuscript. You may also want to remove field codes when sharing your Word document with a colleague who is using a different word processor or an incompatible version of Word.
To remove field codes:
Note: Once you have removed field codes, you cannot reformat your citations and bibliography. Make sure you maintain your original documents with EndNote field codes.
If you want to move text around within the same document, you can cut and past as you would ordinarily do.
To move text from one document to another, do the following: