EndNote for Desktop

Instructions for getting started with EndNote desktop software

Editing Citations with the Citation Command

  1. In your Word Document, select the "EndNote" tab
  2. Click on the "Edit & Manage Citation(s)" button
  3. Make the necessary changes
  4. Click "OK" button

*NOTE: The EndNote Library you're using must also be open

When using EndNote to format your paper, you need to use specific commands to make any edits to your in-text citations and bibliography.  This tutorial by EndNote explains the reason for these special steps and gives instructions on how to do them.

From the Experts

To use the Edit Citation command in older versions of MS Word, watch this tutorial or follow these steps:

  1. In your Word document, select Tools → EndNote X6 → Edit Citation(s)
  2. Select the citation you want to edit in the scrolling box on the left
  3. Make the necessary changes
  4. Click OK

*NOTE: The EndNote Library you're using must also be open

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