Sorting the Library

The Sort Library command provides a way to arrange all references showing in the Reference List for browsing, exporting, printing, or copying.

By default, the references in the list are automatically sorted by the first author’s last name.

You can change the sort order by selecting Sort Library… from the Library menu or by clicking the column headings. When you sort a library, the sort order is retained even after you close and reopen a library.

To change the sort order:

From the Library menu, select Sort Library…
Select one or more field names from the menus. Enter the field names in the order you want the references sorted. You do not have to use all five options.
Click the button to the right of each field to indicate ascending or descending order.
Click OK.

The Sort Options dialog is initially set to sort the library by author names, in alphabetical order, and then references published by the same author are sorted by year (from oldest to newest).

Note: EndNote reads the default language setting from your operating system and uses it as the default language for character sorting. However, you can override the default language from this dialog.