EndNote Cite While You Write Tab Missing in Word

The following instructions describe how you can restore the EndNote Cite While You Write tab in Microsoft Word.

1. Word 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Office 365: Select Options from the File menu.

2. Select Add-ins from the menu.
3. Select Disabled Items from the Manage menu, and then click the Go button.
4. Select any EndNote item in the list, and then click the Enable button.
5. Click OK to enable the EndNote 2025 tab.
6. Close and reopen Word.
7. Check to ensure that the EndNote tab appears at the top of the Word document.

Note: If you prompted, select to allow the files to be loaded by Word.

Go to our EndNote support page for instructions on how to restore the EndNote tab in earlier versions of EndNote.

See Application Preferences in Microsoft Word for information about switching from EndNote desktop to EndNote online and vice-versa.