LibGuides: EndNote for Windows: EndNote 21/ 20 How to

EndNote 21/ 20 Quick Guides

Downloadable Guides

Guide to the EndNote library window
This quick reference guide highlights the various components that comprise the EndNote 21 library window.
Insert selected citations
This quick reference guide shows how to select references to cite directly from your EndNote 21 library.
Manually add a new reference to your EndNote Library
This quick reference guide highlights the New Reference window's various parts in EndNote 21 and provides data entry tips.
* To know what fields need to be filled, use the templates in Avondale's Referencing Guides
Insert citations into Word
This quick reference guide shows how to find and insert references from your EndNote library while staying in Microsoft Word.
Edit & Manage Citation(s)
This quick reference guide outlines the steps involved when customizing the appearance of an in-text citation.
EndNote & PDF files
* Find Full-text PDF files for Existing Resources in your EndNote Library
* Attaching Full-text PDF files to Existing EndNote Library References
* Adding Saved PDF Files to Your EndNte Library
EndNote library syncing
This quick reference guide walks through configuring library syncing in EndNote 21 for Windows.
Installing additional referencing styles
EndNote comes with a large number of Referencing Styles. If you need a referencing style outside of the ones displayed in the Output Style menu, browse the Output Styles List for it.

EndNote 21/ 20 Training Videos

How to: Format references in non- Microsoft Word documents

Create formatted references in non-Microsoft Word word processing documents saved as RTF (Rich Text Format) files. This video-only walkthrough previews the steps to export an RTF document from Google Docs and generate formatted in-text citations and accompanying bibliography using the Format Paper command in EndNote 20.

How to: Categorise references

Create a bibliography consisting of two or more categories using the Cite While You Write feature called Categorize References. This video-only walkthrough portrays creating a single reference list containing two categories by selecting a Cite While You Write command called Categorize References.

How to: Create a Plan-text Reference List

Create a plain-text bibliography formatted with the output style of your choice. This video-only walkthrough shows how to create an independent bibliography by selecting References - Copy Formatted Reference.

How to: Recover a lost EndNote ibrary

In the event your EndNote library becomes damaged, the Recover Library command in EndNote will attempt to restore all uncorrupted reference information from your damaged library into a new EndNote library. This video-only walkthrough shows recovering a damaged EndNote desktop library by choosing Library - Recover Library.

How to: Links to expert level features of EndNote

A link to online lessons to help you learn the expert-level knowledge required to gain a mastery of some of the more powerful features available in EndNote for library syncing, sharing, customizing reference formatting and more.

Creating References from Saved PDF files

Do you have a file full of PDF files you want to add to your EndNote Library? Look no further....

Automatically create new library references by importing PDFs stored on your hard drive. EndNote will search the first two pages and PDF metadata for the article's DOI number to query crossref.org. This video-only walkthrough outlines importing a folder of PDF files into an EndNote desktop library.

Sharing your EndNote Library

Share your designated EndNote Sync library with up to 200 other EndNote desktop users. Assign access rights on a user-by-user basis. This video-only walkthrough shows the process of sharing an EndNote library by clicking File - Share.