Checking Spelling

Spell Check

EndNote's Spell Check can check the spelling of one reference at a time.

If text is highlighted in the active reference, that selection is checked first, and then you are prompted to check the rest of the reference.

EndNote’s spell checker can check spelling accuracy in all fields except the Author fields (Author, Secondary Author, Tertiary Author, Subsidiary Author, and Translated Author) and the URL, Figure, and File Attachments fields.

To start spell checking:

1. Select the Edit panel of the reference you wish to check.
2. (Optional) If you want to check only a portion of the text, highlight only that text.
3. Right-click within the Edit panel, then select Spell Check from the drop-down menu, or select Spell Check from the Library menu, or press Ctrl+Y on the keyboard.

If EndNote finds a word that is not found in the selected dictionaries, it displays a Check Spelling dialog.

Note: The Spell Check option under the Library menu will only be available when in the Edit panel.

The Check Spelling dialog works just like a spell checker in a word processor. For a complete description of each button in the dialog, see Check Spelling Dialog.

Related Topics

Changing Text in References

Creating a New Reference

Check Spelling Dialog

Spell Check Preferences

Spell Check Options and Dictionaries