Reference Commands

Commands affecting an entire reference, or set of references, are available under the References menu. Most of these commands are also available by right-clicking on a reference, then selecting the command from the list.

New Reference

Select References > New Reference to create a new reference. Enter your data, then click the Close button to save and close the reference. You will be asked if you want to save the changes.

Edit Reference

Select References > Edit Reference to move to the Edit panel for the selected reference.

Copy References To

Select References > Copy References To to copy a set of selected reference(s) to a new library or another EndNote library on your computer.

Copy Formatted Reference

Select References > Copy Formatted Reference to copy selected reference(s) as they would be formatted according to the currently selected style. The reference(s) can then be pasted into emails or documents.

Note: The Copy Formatted Reference command pastes the reference(s) as formatted text, not as a Cite While You Write (CWYW) code, so the pasted references cannot be updated.

E-mail Reference

Select References > E-mail Reference to have EndNote open your default desktop email application and create a new email with a formatted version of the reference inserted as text, and a subject line based on the reference. The format used will be the one selected in the Reference Preview subpanel. If there is a PDF attached to the reference, it will be included as an attachment of the email.

Note: This feature will not work with online email websites or within browsers; it requires a dedicated desktop application, such as Outlook.

Move References to Trash

Select References > Move References to Trash to have all selected references sent to the EndNote Trash. They will remain in the Trash until the Trash is emptied. If the library is synced, the contents of the Trash will be synced along with the rest of the library's contents.

File Attachments

Select References > File Attachments to attach files to a reference, open an attachment in the default program for its file type, save a copy of an attachment outside of the EndNote library, convert attachments with absolute links to relative links, or rename attached PDFs.

Note: Although PDFs tend to be the most common attachments, almost any file type can be attached to an EndNote record. Attachments with relative links will be stored in the .Data folder and will sync; attachments with absolute links are not stored in the .Data folder and will not sync. See Selecting a Relative Path or an Absolute Path for File Attachments for more information.

Find Full Text

Select References > Find Full Text to have EndNote attempt to find and download available PDFs matching the reference(s).

Find Reference Updates

Select a reference, or set of references, in the Reference List, then select References > Find Reference Updates to look for updated information for the reference(s). EndNote searches for and retrieves available field updates for the selected reference(s). If a reliable match is found, EndNote displays a Review Available Updates dialog that shows you the updates that were found. See Find Reference Updates for more information.

URL

The References > URL command contains two options:

It can use OpenURL to find local copies of the reference. If Find Full Text does not find the PDF you need, try selecting References > URL > OpenURL Link to connect to your library services and find the PDF.
It can open the website of the URL in the URL field or the record.

Figure

Select References > Figure to attach a graphic file to the reference using the Figure field, or to open a graphic in the Figure field. The Figure field can contain only one file and can be used to insert graphic files into Word documents using Cite While You Write. If you have previously attached a file to the reference using the Figure field that you would prefer to move to the File Attachments field, there is also an option to convert the file to an attachment.

Web of Science

Select References > Web of Science to quickly access the Web of Science source record for the reference, related records for the reference, or to create a citation report for selected reference(s).

Note: You must have access to the Web of Science to use this feature.

Reference Summary

Select a single reference, then select References > Reference Summary to view a summary of information about the selected reference. An example of the information included is shown below.

Web of Science Times Cited: 18
Date Added: Thursday, September 17, 2020, 10:08 AM
Last Updated: Thursday, September 17, 2020, 10:08 AM
Fields Used: 17
Custom and Smart Groups: Citation Report Example