EndNote for Mac

Removing a citation is a two-step process to ensure all components – superscript, footnote and bibliography entry – are fully deleted. Simply deleting using Word is not recommended as hidden formatting characters may remain. These are likely to cause problems if they are not deleted completely.

• Click on the footnote you want to delete
• It should turn grey (indicating that EndNote formatting characters are present)
• On the EndNote X8 tab choose Edit & Manage Citation(s)
• Highlight the appropriate citation, and from the Edit Reference drop-down select Remove Citation > OK
• The reference should disappear from the footnote, and from the bibliography if this is the only time it has been cited
  

• If the footnote only contained one reference you now need to remove the superscript from the text
• Use normal Word editing to select and delete the superscript number
• The empty footnote and the superscript number in the text should disappear

Note: Word will automatically adjust the footnote numbers to allow for the deletion.