Adding items to Endnote: Mac

Manually enter records

To create a new reference:

1. Click the 'New Reference' buttonAdd new reference Endnote 20

2. Select your reference type. The default is Journal Article. There are various reference types to choose from (e.g. Book Section for book chapters, Book, Web Page, Audiovisual Material).

Select reference type

3. Type information into the appropriate boxes, also called fields (e.g. Author, Year, Title, Journal, Volume, Issue, Pages).  A minimal amount of information only needs to be entered to suit the Output Style you are using.

4. Enter your notes about the item in the Research Notes box.

Tips for entering references:

  • Use capital letters in article, book and journal titles where you would expect to see them, according to style guidelines.
  • Abbreviate journal titles if required for the Output Style.  EndNote has an advanced feature called Term Lists that can automate the abbreviation of journal titles.
  • Don’t format text (e.g. italics or bold). EndNote formats the reference according to the Output Style selected.
  • Use the TAB key or mouse to move from box to box.
  • Once completed, close the Reference Window by clicking the X symbol for the Reference Window in the top right hand corner of the window. Follow the prompt to save your reference into your library.
  • Preview your reference for spelling and capitalisation using the Tab Pane at the bottom of the screen. The Tab Pane can be hidden or shown by clicking the Hide Tab Pane / Show Tab Pane option in the bottom right hand corner of the EndNote window.
  • The reference can be edited by double clicking the reference in the Library Window.
  • The default Output Style may be set to Show All Fields or Annotated. Select an Output Style from the style menu on the main toolbar. One hundred styles are available by default with EndNote.  Additional styles can be added from a set of 3,700 styles.  See EndNote's help system index for information under Installing Styles or download styles from EndNote.com.  Styles get stored in a Styles directory in the EndNote program directory.

Exporting to EndNote from databases

1. Click on the Export option (or similar) in the database (once you have selected your records) - choose the EndNote or RIS option.

2. Double click on the downloaded file

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The records should now appear in your EndNote Library.

For more instructions on exporting from databases, see the Direct Export Notes from EndNote support.

Importing PDFs

It's possible to create records for PDFs by exporting the PDFs individually, or in a folder, into your library.  See the instructions for attaching PDFS for information.

Entering author names

Author names should be entered one per line.

The most common mistake when entering author names is to leave out the comma between the last name and first name in the recommended format below.  This causes the author names to display incorrectly in the preview pane and your document.

Do not abbreviate author lists (i.e. use et al.). EndNote will display author lists according to the rules of your selected style.

Examples

  • Sergold, J. H.  -  Family name first, comma, then initials or first name which may be separated by periods and/or spaces. (*recommended format)
  • J M Rosen  - Initials first with spaces and/or periods, then family name.
  • Sean Oldman  - Use the entire name. (This format does not work well with complex names.)
  • de Gaulle, Charles - Use the family name first option for two word surnames.
  • McDonald, James J., Jr  - Put titles after the comma following the family name.
  • United Nations, - For organisations and companies, enter the name with a comma at the end.
  • U.S. Department of Justice„ Bureau of Justice Statistics - When a name contains one or more internal commas, replace the first of the commas with two commas, and don’t put a comma at the end