Citing Sources Endnote

Issue/Question

I need help with Endnote

How do I use MLA/APA (or other) citation format?

Environment

  • Endnote
  • Cite While You Write (CWYW)

Cause

Help starting--finding library articles, books, sources for paper, assignment, research; scholarly/peer reviewed sources

Resolution

  1. How do I cite resources in my papers?
    • Professors will assign papers where you need to cite your resources in a number of different citation styles
    • See Citation Style Guidelines for help with the major citation styles
  2. What is EndNote and CWYW?
    • CWYW allows you to use your EndNote references to insert citations in a Microsoft Word document
    • CWYW automatically creates a bibliography from the inserted citations
    • CWYW allows you to change the format of your citations and bibliography, which is a useful feature when you want to submit an article to several publishers with different formatting requirements
  3. See Cite While You Write
  4. How do I get CWYW?
    • You need to have Microsoft Word installed on your computer before you Install EndNote
    • When you install EndNote on your computer, an EndNote menu is automatically added to your Microsoft Word toolbar