EndNote 20 for Windows

Download the Library Overview information directly from EndNote.

Creating a New Library

• Open EndNote by double-clicking on the EndNote icon OR by locating EndNote on the computer's hard drive.
• Depending on the program's preferences, you may see differing options here: the most recently-used library may open or you may see a blank EndNote application window. To create a new library, click Create a New Library.
• Name your library and pick a location on your computer where the library will be saved.
• Click Save.

The following video demonstrates how to create a new library. Video does not have sound.

You can choose up to ten fields to display as column headings in your library.

• Go to Edit, Preferences.
• Choose Display Fields from the left-hand list.
• Choose your desired field for each column from the drop-down menus. Note: If you want to remove a column so that fewer than ten fields appear, you can choose "[Do not display]" from the drop-down menu.

The following video demonstrates how to update the Display Fields. Video does not have sound.

To ensure that your bibliographies will be formatted correctly, you should import a journal term list before you add any references to your library.

• Go to the Library menu, Open Terms Lists, and then Journals Term List.
• A blank table will appear. Click the Lists tab, highlight Journals, then click Import List.
• Navigate to your EndNote folder (for Windows: C Drive>Program Files>EndNote; for Mac: Applications>EndNote) and choose the Terms Lists folder. Select the subject area for the type of references you will be working with (biosciences, chemical, medical, humanities, etc).
• The table will be filled with full journal titles and their official abbreviations.
• You can repeat these steps to include more than one journal list.

The following video demonstrates how to select a term list. Video does not have sound.

• Open EndNote by double-clicking on the EndNote icon OR by locating EndNote on the computer's hard drive OR by double-clicking on the library file (in EndNote 20, the file is white and purple).
• Depending on the program's preferences, you may see differing options here: the most recently-used library may open or you may see a blank EndNote application window. Go to File > Open Library or you can select a recently-used library from the list.