EndNote is a citation manager that can be purchased or can be used as a limited free version.
Click here to access the free version of EndNote.
Click the "Register" button to create your account and set a password.
Saving citations to EndNote can vary depending on what database you are using. Here are two common examples.
From the results page, click the three dot icon on the right side of the article you'd like to save, then select "cite."
A pop-up box will appear. Click on the "Export citation" tab.
From there, click on "Export to EndNote Web." If not logged in, you will be prompted to log into your EndNote account.
The citation will now be in your library.
If your article is in a ProQuest database, click "All Options" on the right side of the article page, then click "EndNote" in the Citation Export section.
Again, an .RIS file will download to your computer. Import this file into EndNote, selecting "ProQuest" as the file type.
Once in your EndNote account, click the "Downloads" option on the menu bar. There will be several plugins you can download, including Cite While You Write (CWYW). Select either Windows or Mac and download and install the plugin.
Also consider using EndNote Click, which is a browser plugin. However, if you are doing most research from Wilkes University databases, you can use the export functions built into the databases.
You should now be able to see the EndNote plugin in your Microsoft Word menu.
Under the "Format" menu, select what citation style(s) you would like to use and add them to your favorites. This will make those styles available in the CWYW plugin.
While writing in Microsoft Word, select where in your sentence you'd like the citation to appear then select "Insert Citation" in the Endnote menu. Make sure the correct citation style you plan to use is selected. From there, search the article you'd like to use by keyword or author, then click "Insert."
The parenthetical citation will be inserted into your sentence, and the reference will be placed underneath. If you create a "References" section behorehand, the plugin will place the reference there in alphabetical order automatically.
Note: the citation, spacing or indentation may be incorrect based on your default Word formatting settings.
Note: Always verify that the reference is formatted correctly before using CWYW. Since the citations are generated from the databases, there can be typos and other errors. Computers are not perfect!