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Cite While You Write (CWYW)

Inserting citations and references into Word using EndNote is called 'Cite While you Write'. For this you need the EndNote toolbar in Word. The toolbar allows your EndNote Library and your Word document to 'talk' to each other. The toolbar looks like this:

You will see that 'EndNote 2025' is now one of the toolbar tabs.

Note: The 'EndNote 2025' tab is not the same as the 'References' tab. The References tab should not be used for referencing (but can be used for creating Table of Contents)

How do I get the EndNote toolbar?

  • The toolbar is already available on all University managed PCs, if you cannot see it, please contact the ITHelpdesk.
  • The toolbar should be available on your own personal device as part of the EndNote install.  If you cannot see it, please please follow the instructions below:

If you are still having problems, please:

How do I see my chosen citation style in Word?

To make sure that your chosen style (e.g. 'Harvard HWU Cite Them Right') is visible in the EndNote toolbar in Word:

In EndNote

Got to:

  • 'Edit'
  • 'output styles'
  • 'open style manager'
  • and make sure the style you want has a tick in the check box

or

In Word

Go to:

  • the EndNote 2025 toolbar
  • click 'Select another style...' from the Style drop-down menu
  • double-click on the style you want

See also:

Using the toolbar (demo)

Watch this short video to see how the EndNote toolbar in Word works:

Adding page numbers to my citations using Cite While Your Write (for Harvard)

You add page numbers using 'Edit & Manage Citation(s)' in the EndNote toolbar in Word:

Click on the citation you wish to edit

In the ‘Edit Citation’ tab, we recommend that you insert page numbers in the ‘Suffix field in the format:

p. 23 for a single page or

pp. 26-36 for a page range

See Appendix A: How to enter/edit details into EndNote fields:

Changing your citation/reference style

If you cannot see the style you need in your EndNote toolbar, see: