Open your EndNote Library first, and then switch to your Word document
CWYW's embedded field codes negate Word commands. If you want to edit in-text citations, you must use the Edit and Manage Citation function in the Word EndNote CWYW tab.
A secondary citation requires using the Edit & Manage Citation function to correctly insert in-text.
Citations inserted into Word by CWYW have two states - formatted or unformatted.
Turn off instant formatting in the EndNote tab in Word or Convert to Unformatted Citations, when:
You can also create a standalone reference list that does not have embedded field codes.
Sometimes a Word document linked with an EndNote Library is not needed, for example, sending your writing to your lecturer or submitting an article to a journal.
EndNote allows you to create a plain text copy of your document which is not connected to EndNote in any way.
Its is highly recommended that you BACKUP your Word document BEFORE you do this.
Note: The new document is no longer linked to your EndNote library. Any changes to EndNote records will not carry through to this plain text version.
If you are working on a large document such as a thesis you may prefer to create separate Word documents for each section or chapter. When all chapters are completed, you can merge all chapters into one long document.
Note: Citations in individual documents must all come from the same EndNote library for this process to work.
If you have downloaded Endnote but the EndNote CWYW tab is not visible when you open Word, try these options.
Word options - Customise ribbon
Open Word to check if the EndNote tab is now visible.
Open Word and see if the EndNote CWYW tab is now visible.
Occasionally the EndNote X9 tab initially installs correctly but sometime later disappears.
Mac users may get the following error message that the EndNote CWYW add-in cannot be loaded into Microsoft Word:
Apple’s new M1 chip (used in the new Macbook Air, Macbook Pro and Mac Mini) and some apps (including Word) need updates as a result.
Set Word to open with Rosetta. Follow these steps: