All entries for January 2008

Installing Cite While You Write for EndNote Web on a university PC

If you want to use the Cite While You Write feature of EndNote Web to create your bibliography from a University PC (for example, in and IT Suite), you will need to install the toolbar using the following method.

1. Click on the Novell Delivered Applications icon on the desktop.
2. Click on Applications on the left hand side of the new window.
3. Double click on the EndNote 11 (or EndNote X1) folder.
4. Double click on the EndNote 11 icon. This will install the full desktop version of the software. It may take several minutes to complete.
5. Once complete, close the EndNote software and start up Word.
6. The EndNote toolbar should now be displayed (if it is not, click View > Toolbars > Endnote.)
7. Click the EN Pref button on the EndNote toolbar.
8. Click on the Applications Tab
9. Select EndNote Web and click OK. Note: if you are using a university PC you should not enter your EndNote username and password on this screen.
10. The EndNote toolbar will change to the EndNote Web toolbar and you can now use it to create your bibliography as normal.

: 24 Jan 2008 16:30 |  Tags: Campus Cite While You Write Toolbar University |  Comments (4) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

PubMed: importing results into EndNote Web

To import references from PubMed into your EndNote Web account, you need to do the following:

Stage One: saving the file in PubMed

1. Do your PubMed search as normal.
2. Mark the references you want to keep by ticking them.
3. Click on the Send to drop down menu in the top right hand corner and select File.
4. From the Format box, select MEDLINE
5. Click on Create File
6. Choose a filename and where you want to save the file as normal and click Save.

Stage Two: importing the file into EndNote Web

1. Login to your EndNote Web account as normal.
2. Click on the Collect tab.
3. Click on Import References.
4. Click on Browse and select the file you have just saved in PubMed.
5. Click on the Filter drop down menu and select PubMed (NLM).
6. Click on the To drop down menu and select the group that you want to send the references to.
7. Click the Import button. 

: 22 Jan 2008 15:46 |  Tags: Import Pubmed |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Using the Quick List to create a selective bibliography

It's possible to create a select stand-alone bibliography using just some references from your EndNote Web account, without having to format them in a Word document. Here's how to do it:

1. From an individual Group (or folder), select the references you want to use by ticking them.
2. Once you've chosen the references you want from that folder, click on the Copy to Quick List button.
3. Repeat steps 1-2 for any other folders you want to use references from.
4. When you've selected all the required references, click on the Format tab.
5. From the References drop-down menu, select Quick List.
6. Under the Bibliographic Style drop-down menu, select the required format for your references (e.g. Harvard, Vancouver).
7. Under File Format, select RTF (Rich Text File).
8. Click on either the Save, Email or Print button, depending what you want to do with your list. 

: 18 Jan 2008 09:02 |  Tags: Bibliography Format Quick List References |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem