The Cite While You Write (CWYW) tool works with both EndNote Basic and EndNote 20 accounts in Microsoft Word. Using the CWYW plug-in makes creating and formatting in-text citations and reference lists easy!
Once installed, you should see the EndNote tab appear in the ribbon menu at the top of a new document. You may need to restart your computer for this to appear after the installation.
Don't see the EndNote CWYW Plug-In in Word?
Connecting to your EndNote Basic Account:
To connect to the articles and other research that you've saved in your online EndNote Basic library and begin citing them in a document, you'll need to sign into your EndNote Basic Account within Word. If you don't already have an EndNote Basic account, you can sign up for free at https://myendnoteweb.com/ to get started.
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Navigate to the EndNote tab and select Preferences from the Tools section.
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Use this popup to sign into your personal EndNote Basic account under the Applications tab.
Don't see EndNote CWYW Plug-In in Word after install?
- Once IT has added the CWYW plug-in to your computer, you may need to configure the plug-in options within Microsoft Word if it hasn't automatically appeared in the ribbon at the top of your Word documents.
- To manually add the plug-in, open a new Word document and select Files.
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Next, select Options from the right-hand side of the page at the very bottom.
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From the popup window, select Add-ins from the menu on the left.
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Using the Manage dropdown list at the bottom of the popup, change it to Word Add-ins and press Go.
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From the next popup screen, make sure that EndNote Cwyw.dotm is selected.
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You can also deselect and/or remove any other reference management plugins you may have.
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Once you’re done, press OK.
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EndNote should now be visible in the ribbon at the top of your document.
