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©University of Reading 2015
Guide updated: November 2015
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Next steps to using EndNote on your own computer
Downloading the EndNote toolbar for Word
The PCs on campus already have an EndNote toolbar installed in Word which you can use to
insert references. If you are working on your own computer you will need to download the
Cite While You Write plugin from your EndNote Web account.
1.
Login to EndNote Web
2.
Click on the Options tab
3.
Select Download Installers
4.
In the Cite While You Write section select the
appropriate download link.
Adding the Capture Reference tool to your browser
From the Download Installers screen you can also drag the Capture Reference tool onto
your Favorites or Bookmarks bar in your browser. Once added you can use it to add
webpage references to your EndNote library.
1.
Browse to the webpage you want to add and click on the Capture Reference
bookmark.
2.
An EndNote reference window will open.
3.
Check the information in each field and add any missing information e.g.
Author - if there isn’t a person responsible for the information, in the Author box
put the organisation name followed by a comma (e.g. British Nutrition Foundation, ).
Putting the comma at the end will ensure that the whole name is treated in the same
way as a surname when inserted in the text.
Access Year - e.g. 2015
Access Date - enter in the style ‘day month’ e.g. 25 March
4.
Click on the ‘Save to’ button to add the details to your library.
Not using Word or unable to install the toolbar?
You can still export a bibliography from your EndNote library to use at the end of an
assignment, but you will need to put the citations in the text manually.
1.
Create a group in EndNote (see page 6) and put all the references you are using in your
assignment into the group.
2.
Click on the ‘ ‘ ormat’ tab and select ‘ ‘ ibliography’
3.
Select the group, then the style e.g. ‘Harvard for Reading’, and finally a format – RTF is
recommended.
4.
Download the file. You can then paste the references into your document, but don’t
forget to put the citations in the text!