Term Lists Preferences

To access these settings, go to the Edit menu, select Preferences, and click on Term Lists in the list of preferences.

By default, every new EndNote library has three term lists associated with it: Authors, Journals, and Keywords. The term lists are automatically updated as you enter references into your library. The terms in these lists are also used to facilitate data entry using the Suggest Terms as You Type feature. This feature suggests terms as you type into fields with term lists linked to them. For example, as you type into the Author field, EndNote suggests author names from your Authors term list to help you with data entry. When you enter a new term that is not currently in the associated term list, it appears in red text to indicate that it is a new term. This can point out typing mistakes or the use of an incorrect keyword if you thought you were entering a name or a term commonly used in your library.

Any of the term list settings described above can be turned off using the settings for the Term Lists preferences.

Suggest Terms as You Type (Auto-Completion)

When selected, EndNote will automatically complete matching terms when you are typing into a field that is linked to a term list (see Inserting Terms into References).

If you turn this feature off, you may still insert terms into a field by opening the desired term list from the Library > Open Term List menu and double-clicking the desired term, or by pressing Ctrl+1 to open the term list associated with the field you are working in.

Note: When using auto-completion with Author fields, enter the author's last name first, followed by a comma, to get the quickest match.

Update Lists When Importing or Pasting References

When this option is selected, the term lists are automatically updated as you import references (using the Import command from the File menu), Direct Export, drag-and-drop references, or paste references in to your library. If you turn this option off, you can always manually update your term lists by selecting Define Term Lists… from the Library menu, highlighting a term list, and clicking Update List (see Manually Updating Term Lists).

Update Lists During Data Entry

When this option is selected, the term lists are automatically updated as you type in new reference data. If you turn this option off, you can always manually update your term lists by selecting Define Term Lists… from the Library menu, highlighting a term list, and clicking Update List (see Manually Updating Term Lists).