EndNote: the Basics

EndNote Web is an online companion to EndNote 21 desktop version.  An EndNote Web account allows you to:

• collect and store references saved from database searches
• upload and attach PDF documents to references 
• insert references into Microsoft Word or Google Doc documents using the Cite-While-You-Write plug-in
• share references with other EndNote users
• sync references with one EndNote desktop library

You will need to have EndNote 21 installed on your desktop. Once Endnote 21 is installed, create a library that that will serve as the library that will sync with your EndNote Web account. 

1. Once you have created an EndNote library, in the command bar go to Edit >Preferences. If using a Mac, go to EndNote >Preferences.
2. A Preferences window will open. Select Sync. Then select the Enable Sync button.
3. Follow the prompts to create an EndNote Web account.