May 1, 2012 – Yingting Zhang

Question: My paper in Word is no longer communicating properly with my EndNote library. Whenever I try to format the references or add new references, it says “Command failed”. How to fix this problem?

Answer: The document’s field code might be messed up causing miscommunication between the paper and the corresponding EndNote library. Please follow the steps below to resolve this issue.

• Just in case the EndNote library is damaged, recover the library first by going EndNote program’s Tools -> Recover Library and save it as a new library name.
• Open your paper in Word, and then click the EndNote X5 tab. Click “Convert to Unformatted Citations” under “Convert Citations and Bibliography”.
• Press Ctrl A to select the whole document.
• Press Ctrl 6 (not from the numeric pad) to clean up any encoding or formatting of the document.
• Press Ctrl C to copy the selected content.
• Press Ctrl V to paste the selected content in a new blank document.
• In the EndNote X5 tab, click on “Update Citations and Bibliography”

After performing all these steps, your paper will be working again with your EndNote library. Should you have any questions, please contact your campus librarians for help. Note: I would like to thank Jill from Thomson Reuters Technical Support for this helpful tip.

EndNote for Mac Support Now Available on the Stratford Campus

The Health Sciences Library can now provide onsite support on installing and using EndNote X5 for Mac users on the Stratford campus.  Contact Kevin Block either by phone 856 566-6800 or by email at Kevin.Block@umdnj.edu  for assistance.

How to import references from Cochrane Library into an EndNote Library?

March 28, 2012 – Yingting         

Question: I would like to keep some of the references I found from Cochrane Library in my EndNote Library. Do you know how to do that?

Answer: Please follow the steps below to import the references from Cochrane into EndNote:

• Perform a search in Cochrane Library.
• Select the references that you would like to export.
• Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the “Export Selected Citations” button.
• In the box next to Export Type, choose Abstract and Citation.
• In the box next to File Type, choose either PC or Mac depending on what computer you use.
• Click on the “Export Citation” button.
• In the File Download pop-up window, click Save to save the file as .txt file.
• Open your EndNote library.
• Under the File menu, choose Import –>File. The Import File window pops up.
• In the box next to Import File, retrieve the .txt file you just saved.
• In the box next to Import Option, choose Cochrane Library (Wiley). If it is not shown in the pull-down menu, then click on Other Filters and choose Cochrane Library (Wiley) in the “Choose An Import Filter” pop-up window. You may leave the other two boxes as is.
• Click the Import button. Your desired references will be imported into your library.

EndNote X5 for MAC Available for UMDNJ Users to Download

EndNote X5 for MAC is now available for download at http://libraries.umdnj.edu/EndNote/. To check if your Mac compuer is compatible with this version, please click here. Should you need help, please contact your campus librarians.

EndNote Update X5.0.1 for Windows

EndNote Update X5.0.1 for Windows  - The update is available to EndNote X5 for Windows users and includes a number of improvements. It is recommended that you use Program Updates. Close all programs and turn off any background software. From within EndNote, choose “EndNote Program Updates” from the “Help” menu and follow the on-screen prompts. For more information, please visit this site: http://www.endnote.com/support/ENX501_WinMac_updater.asp?elq=b769636a13c24dd0aed2a024e110f4fa

Major improvements:

• Find reference updates for multiple references—highlight the references and begin reviewing available updates to enrich your EndNote library
• Open and convert Reference Manager 12 Databases
• Edit and update Reference Manager 11/12 citations in Word
• Updates to Bibliographic formatting styles, Import Filters, and Connection Files 

How to import references from a traveling library in a Word document to an EndNote library?

December 12, 2011 — Yingting

Question: If someone sends me a Word document that they created using Endnote, can I import the references they used in the document without them sending me their library?

Answer: Yes, you can use EndNote’s “Export Traveling Library’ feature to import the references from the Word document under the condition that the field codes have not been removed from that document. To copy the references into your EndNote Library, you need to:

• Have the Word document open and go to the EndNote tab (in Word 2007 +).
• In the most right column, click on “Export to EndNote”.
• Choose “Export Traveling Library”. Follow the directions, you will be guided to add those references into either an existing EndNote library (by selecting a library from the drop-down list or using Browse to locate the library) or a new EndNote library. 

Note: It is recommended that you send references to a new EndNote library, so you can review the records before adding them to an existing library. Also you need to be aware that the traveling library does not include Notes, Abstracts, or Figures.

How to Reinstall EndNote CWYW Tools in Word?

December 5, 2011   –Yingting           

Question: I meant to disable EndNote CWYW in a document, but instead I removed the EndNote CWYW add-in tools from my computer accidentally. How can I reinstall the add-in tools?

Answer: You have two ways to get the tools back. The easier way is run the “Repair” function by following the steps below:

• Go to My Computer -> C drive -> Program Files.
• Click on “Add or remove programs”.
• Click on EndNote X5 or other versions of EndNote.
• Click on “Change”. Then the “EndNote X5 Setup” window pops up.
• Clicking in the radio button next to “Repair”, you’ll make your computer automatically reinstall the missing or corrupt files. Follow the directions to complete the repair process. Click “Finish” when it is completed.
• Close all MS Office applications and restart Word. The EndNote Tab should reappear.

Another way is just to uninstall EndNote and then reinstall the whole program. The missing add-in tools will be installed along with the whole program. This method is more tedious and not recommended.

How Can I Disable EndNote in a Document in Word 2007?

December 3, 2011  – Yingting          

Question: I would like to manually edit the document. But each time I edit it, the document returns to its former form. How can I disable Endnote in a document?

Answer: To disable EndNote X5 (or rather CWYW) in your document in Word 2007, please follow the steps below:

• In Word, click on the EndNote X5 tab.
• In the Tools box, click on “Preferences” located right below “Export to EndNote”. The “EndNote X5 Cite While You Write Preferences” window pops up.
• In the pop-up window, click on the 2nd tab named “Keyboard”.
• Scroll down until you see “Remove Field Codes”.
• Click on the Remove button to remove the field codes.

Thus your document is no longer associatied with EndNote. You can manually edit your document. Many publishers require the authors to remove the field codes when they submit the manuscripts.

APA 6th Ed. Style – Journal Article Citing Error

In EndNote X5 an error has been discovered in the APA 6^th edition publication style.  The error may cause some journal articles to be cited incorrectly in a bibliography.  The problem is the template used to cite journal articles includes the “Type of Article” field.  If there is an entry in the “Type of Article” field in a reference’s EndNote record the information in that field will be included in the citation to the journal article in the bibliography.  This is NOT the correct APA format for a journal article citation.  

To correct this problem download and install a revised copy of the APA 6^th publication style available on the University Libraries EndNote web page, or edit the APA 6^th Publication style from within EndNote.  Instructions on how to do both are available in the EndNote web page’s News and Help section.

Schedule for EndNote Training by Thomson Reuters

Here is the link http://feeds.feedburner.com/upcoming_endnote_webinars to the RSS feed of the schedule for EndNote training offered by Thomson Reuters.