Cite While You Write in Microsoft Word Online
Overview of the Cite While You Write Process with Word Online
Use Cite While You Write (CWYW) with Word Online to easily and quickly cite references and create a document with properly formatted citations and a bibliography. Cite While You Write gives you access to EndNote references and formatting commands within Word Online.
Requirements for Using CWYW with Word Online
- You must be syncing your EndNote library with an EndNote Web account and be using EndNote 21 or later.
- You must install the Cite While You Write add-in.
Installation Instructions
To install the EndNote Cite While You Write add-in in Word Online:
- In Word Online's Home tab, click the Add-ins button to bring up a list of add-ins with a search field.
- Type EndNote into the search field.
- The EndNote Cite While You Write add-in should be in the list of results. Select it and click the Add button. An EndNote button will appear on the References tab and the End Cite While You Write sidebar will appear at the right side of the window.
- Click the Get started button in the sidebar.
- Enter your EndNote Web account email address and password and click the Sign in button.
You are now ready to begin using EndNote Cite While You Write in Word Online.
Notes: EndNote citations for Word Online must be entered using the EndNote sidebar. Temporary citations cannot be typed in manually as they can be in some word processors, including Word on the desktop, and temporary citations cannot be edited manually. All citations must be added and edited through the tools in the EndNote sidebar.
If your organization has a site license for EndNote, your site license administrator may arrange for the EndNote add-in to be automatically installed for all accounts within the organization. In this case, you will see the EndNote button on the References tab automatically.