Closing a Library

To close a library, do one of the following:

  • From the File menu, select Close Library.
  • Type Ctrl+W when the Library window is active.
  • Click the Close button in the top right corner of the Library window.
  • Type Ctrl+Shift+W to close all open libraries.

EndNote saves changes to references in your library as you work. As a result, closing the library does not invoke the familiar "Save changes?" question unless changes to a reference you were working in have not been saved. EndNote will ask if you want to save changes to the open reference, but not changes to the library as a whole.

Closing the only open library will quit the EndNote program. If you want to quit from EndNote, select Exit from the File menu or type Ctrl-Q . Exit from the File menu and any open libraries are saved and closed automatically.