Editing references
- Click on the reference you would like to edit. The reference will appear in a separate preview window on the right, select the Edit tab. Click in the field you wish to change, add, delete or edit text.
- To save the changes click on the green Save button at the top of the preview window. If you forget to save the changes, you will see a message prompting you to save the changes (unless you have previously ticked the box to not display the message again).
Updating references
Individual references can be updated by retrieving additional or new information from sources such as Web of Science and PubMed.
- Highlight reference(s) to update and select Find Reference Updates from the References menu. If EndNote cannot find any updates a dialog box will appear advising this.
- The Review Available Updates dialog box will open and display both the existing and updated reference. Fields where the data is different are highlighted.
- Click on the Update All Fields button to accept all available field updates, this will overwrite any existing data in these fields.
- Click on the Update Empty Fields to update only those fields which are currently empty.
- If you wish to update only specific fields, you can copy and paste data from the new reference into the existing reference.
- Click on Save and continue to save amendments, Skip to move to the next reference or Cancel to stop.
