Read/Unread Preferences

Use these settings to apply Read or Unread status tags to your references in order to track your research.

To access these settings, go to the Edit menu, select Preferences, and then click Read/Unread in the list of preferences.

Read/Unread Options

The options are Mark a References as Read Upon—

• Viewing it in the Reference, PDF, or Preview within the Library window.
  
  By default, EndNote changes the status of a reference from Unread to Read after you view a reference in the Reference Edit or Preview panels, or open the PDF for viewing in a separate PDF window (see The PDF Viewer).
  
  If you clear the checkbox, the status of an Unread reference remains the same after you view a reference in the Reference Edit or Preview panels, or in a separate window.
• Changing its rating.
  
  If you select this checkbox, EndNote changes the status of a reference from Unread to Read after you change the Rating of the reference from the Reference List.
  
  If you clear the checkbox, the status of an Unread reference remains the same after you change the Rating of the reference.

Library Window Option

Clear the Show unread references in bold text checkbox to view all your references in normal text. The default value shows all unread references in bold text.

Read/Unread Features

• All new references are marked as Unread by default.
• Each reference has either a Read or an Unread status. If the Read/Unread field is shown in the Reference List, clicking the Unread button changes the status to Read. Clicking the Read button changes the status to Unread.
• If the Read/Unread field is not shown in the Reference List, you can change the status by right-clicking on a reference, or set of references, and selecting the new status from the drop-down list.
• EndNote automatically saves the status of a reference whenever you change the status from Read to Unread or vice-versa.
• A reference changes to an Read status if you edit a field in the Reference Edit panel.
• In the Reference List, by default the text of a reference with an Unread status appears in bold. The text of a reference with a Read status appears in normal font. This can be changed using the Library Window option as described above.