# combining multiple endnote from each word chapter into one thesis

**URL:** <https://community.endnote.com/t/combining-multiple-endnote-from-each-word-chapter-into-one-thesis/257865>\
**Category:** EndNote General\
**Created:** [May 17, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/combining-multiple-endnote-from-each-word-chapter-into-one-thesis/257865 "2009-05-17T14:24:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![frutcis2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@frutcis2000](https://community.endnote.com/u/frutcis2000)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/combining-multiple-endnote-from-each-word-chapter-into-one-thesis/257865/1 "2009-05-17T14:24:41Z")

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I am writing a thesis. i have saved a seperate endnote file for each chapter, and used cite while you write. (rater than one endnote file for all chapters)&nbsp;I want to create one thesis with one reference section.

I have read you can unformat citations for each chapter then copy paste each chapter into the final document.

However if i do the final format bibliography, on the final word document, I will open all the endnote libraries, but will endnote input the correct references. Because references from each chapter will be numbered 1 to x. So there will be several number 1’s. In the final document will endnote recognise which number ones are from which library???

I would be very grateful if someone has encountered this…

Please advise…

Many Thanks Sanjay

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**Author:** ![frutcis2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@frutcis2000](https://community.endnote.com/u/frutcis2000)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/combining-multiple-endnote-from-each-word-chapter-into-one-thesis/257865/3 "2009-05-18T12:58:59Z")

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Thanks for that, it works!

As i’m copy/pasting the chapters with unformatted endnote citations into the word final document, I am opening one endnote chapter at a time and formating the final document.

As you said opening several endnote libraries at a time can make endnote bring up duplicates from different chapters or from the same chapter when formating the final document.&nbsp;Also when formatting the final document, endnote brings up papers where the author and year matches. For example the author may be a second author in a different paper with the same year. So it is easier to to deal with these (and remember where these are) chapter at a time than the whole lot at the end.

Many Thanks… i can get back to formatting thesis now 🙂