Change Fields

The Change Fields command allows you to change the contents of a field for the references that are showing in the Reference List.

Caution: You cannot undo the Change Fields operation. Once you perform this operation, EndNote changes the data in the selected field in all the references in the showing Reference List. We recommend that you make a backup copy of your library before making changes. See Saving a Compressed Copy of a Library and Saving a Copy of a Library for information on making a backup of your library.

The Change Fields command will only be applied to the references showing in the current Reference List. Use the following options to control which references are showing:

Selecting the All References group will show all the references in the library and the change will be applied to any that match the Change Fields criteria.
Selecting a group will limit Change Fields to only the references in that group.
Performing a search in advance of Change Fields will bring up a set of search results in the Reference List, allowing you to limit Change Fields to the showing results. You can find detailed information on searching EndNote libraries in Searching EndNote References.
If you wish to confine Change Fields to a specific set of references that none of the methods above will provide, create a custom group and put all the references you want to use with Move/Copy in that group, then select that group to show only those references. You can find information on creating custom groups in Creating a Custom Group.

To change the contents of a field:

After using one of the options above to limit the references in the Reference List to show only those you want to change, select Change/Move/Copy Fields from the Library menu.

From the Select a Field list, select the field that you want to modify.

Select one of the following options:

Insert after field’s text appends text at the end of the chosen field. It does not modify the text already in the field.

By default, when you select this option, the "Include a space before the new text" checkbox is selected at the bottom of the dialog, to insert a space between the existing text and the new text.

You could also use the Insert Special button to insert a carriage return before the new text. If you do this, unmark Include a space before the new text to avoid having both a space and a carriage return.
Insert before field’s text inserts the text at the beginning of the chosen field. It does not modify text that is already in the field.

By default, when you select this option, the "Include a space after the new text" checkbox is selected at the bottom of the dialog, to insert a space between the new text and the existing text.

You could also use the Insert Special button to insert a carriage return after the new text. If you do this, unmark Include a space after the new text to avoid having both a space and a carriage return.
Replace whole field with replaces the entire contents of the field with the text entered in the text box.
Clear field deletes the entire contents of the chosen field. You cannot enter text in the text box.
Change Case applies new case formatting to the entire contents of a field. Options include: Sentence case, lowercase, UPPERCASE, Every Word, and tOGGLE cASE. You cannot enter text in the text box.

In the text box, type the text that you want to add to the field. To enter a Carriage Return or Tab in the text box, use the Insert Special button.
Select (highlight) the text that you entered in the text box, and then select a font style: Bold, Italics, Underline, Plain, Superscript, or Subscript, or Symbol Font. This is optional.
Click the OK button. EndNote will ask you to confirm the changes. The dialog EndNote presents provides this information:

How many references will be changed
The library in which the changes will be made
The type of change that will be made

Click OK to continue with the changes or click Cancel to cancel the operation.