Guides & Tutorials: Reference Management Tools for Academic Writing: EndNote (Mac)

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The content of this Library Guide is tailor-made for users of EndNote 20. For users of EndNote X9, please refer to our online guide for EndNote X9.

What is EndNote?

EndNote is a widely used reference management tool to help you collect, organize, and share your references. The user interface is highly customizable. EndNote also allows you to insert in-text citations and format bibliographies in your research paper effortlessly, thus improving your efficiency in writing academic papers or reports.

Major Functions:

Maintain large number of references for your dissertations or research projects
Organize and manage references
Create and format in-text citations and bibliographies in various citation styles instantly
Import citations from databases, library catalogues, websites and more
Search databases like Web of Science, PubMed and others within EndNote
Find full-text articles for references in your EndNote library
PDF management and annotation
Collaborate with other researchers
Work on your references anytime, anywhere

EndNote Desktop (Mac):
EndNote Web:	www.myendnoteweb.com

Getting Started

What's New in EndNote 20

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Click on File. (You should be able to see "EndNote20" next to the apple icon on the top left corner if you launched EndNote 20.)
Select New...

Name your EndNote library. You can use your assignment or project title as the name of the EndNote library.
Click on Save. You can also check the Save as Package to save your EndNote library as a single document. The package will appear as a folder containing both the library (.enl) and data folder (.data) if you open it with a Windows PC.