Word Processor Compatibility

To Cite While You Write in Microsoft Word, you must use Microsoft Word 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, or Office 365.

Install the latest service pack from Microsoft. Cite While You Write can convert and use Word documents that used earlier versions of Cite While You Write.

Word displays Cite While You Write commands on an EndNote 2025 tab.

If you use WPS Office®, Cite While You Write works much like it does in Microsoft Word on the desktop.

If you use Apache OpenOffice Writer or LibreOffice 4.x-6.x (32-bit) as your word processor, see How to Cite While You Write with OpenOffice Writer.

If you use a word processor other than those listed above, or an older version of these word processors, save your document as an RTF file and use Format Paper.

To create a standalone bibliography that is not based on the citations in a paper, see Introduction to Independent Bibliographies.

Note: Only one word processor at a time should be open when inserting citations and formatting documents.