FAQs

Here are some helpful Endnote tips that answer some of our commonly asked questions.

EndNote provides the option of adding six new fields to each reference type.
From the Edit menu, choose Preferences.
Select Reference Type
Click Modify Reference Types.
Scroll down and find Custom one and type the name of the new field (There are six new Custom fields that can be added).
Click OK, Apply and OK to save changes.

The hanging indents don't seem to transfer properly into the Word document if you use the drag and drop feature.
Search the library and select references.
Choose the output format.
Choose Export from the File menu.
From the Save as type list select: Rich Text Format (RTF).
If you want to incorporate all formats into a word processing document, enter a filename and save to the desktop.
In Microsoft Word, choose Open from the File menu and find the .RTF file.
All selected references will be displayed in Word.

In EndNote
Note: Don't export more than 2500 records at a single time.
Select RefMan (RIS) Export from the list of Output Styles.
Select references to export. Choose Show Selected under the References menu.
Choose Export from the File menu.
Enter a filename and a location to save the file. Select Text as the Save as type and click Save.

Start EndNote
Choose Edit and then Preferences
Select Find Full Text from the list of preferences
Select the check box to enable the Open URL link
In the OpenURL Path box change the entry to: http://lg5jh7pa3n.search.serialssolutions.com

Select URLs & Links from the list of preferences
In the OpenURL Arguments box, change the part that states ISI:WoS to ISI:endnote.
Choose a particular reference that interests you
Click on the citation that interest you
Choose References and then URL and select OpenURL Link
This will search the library resources and find the fulltext of the article (if available).

EndNote assigns a unique number to each reference as it is added into a library. To view the numbering:
Select Preferences from the Edit menu.
Choose Display Fields.
Change one of the Field Labels to Record Number.
Click OK.
Use the Label field in a Reference to manually enter a unique code that you would like to use for each record.

If you have personal copies of the EndNote designate one person in the group to update the library. All members contribute references to the designate.
You can also share acceess an EndNote library via a Network License.

Use The Character Map program supplied by Windows.
Choose Accessories from the Windows Start menu.
Select System Tools and Character Map.
Double-click the character you need and click Copy.
Return to EndNote and position the cursor in a reference and select Paste from the Edit menu to paste the characters.

To change the spell check preferences from American English to German:
From the Edit menu select Preferences.
Click Spell Check.
Choose Options.
Under Main Dictionary Language choose German.
Click OK.
To add or modify Dictionaries:
From the Edit menu select Preferences.
Click Spell Check.
Choose Dictionaries.
Under Files select the dictionary file you want to modify.
Use Add File to locate the dictionary file.
To add a word to the selected dictionary, type it under Words and click Add Word.
Click Close and OK.

Download the thesis template at the following URL: http://library.uvic.ca/site/lib/dig/uvthesis/wordstart.html
Save the template to your desktop or another location
The saved file has a .dot extension.
Double click the template file and this will create a new Word document, separate from the template.
Make sure that you delete the template instructions before adding your content to the document.
When you save the file it will be save with the .doc extension.