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Quick Tip: Entering in-text citations in Word

As you are typing a paper in Word, you can select the references from your EndNote library that you wish to cite and transfer them straight into your document as in-text citations without switching to EndNote.

An in-text citation will usually be in the Author-Date format, for example: (Baker, 2005). A full reference to the work cited will also appear in the bibliography at the end of the document.

To insert a citation in a Word document (and make a full reference to it in the bibliography at the end)

  1. Make sure that the Endnote library you wish to use is open
  2. Open your Word document and place the cursor at the first point in the text where you want a citation.
  3. From the Endnote ribbon, select the Find Citation(s) icon-it appears as a magnifying glass
  4. The EndNote Find Citations box will open
  5. In the Search for box enter the author of the work you wish to cite, or a keyword. Matching references will be displayed
  6. Select the reference(s) required.
  7. Click on Insert. The citation(s) will be inserted in the text and a bibliography started at the end of the document - according to the style you have selected. Any subsequent citations you enter in your document will appear in the same style