how restore missing fields in EndNote X4 (version X4.0.2)?

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Some of my reference records have fields missing altogether – not simply fields with blank values, but missing fields.

For example, one of them has only 8 fields, in contrast to the dozens of fields in a newly created reference.

Changing the reference type of the 8-field reference changes some field names, but not how many.

I searched the online forum for “missing fields” but didn’t find this problem or its solution.

I assume the problem arose when I added references while my library was in a corrupted state.

However, Recover Library did not solve the problem.

How can I get EndNote to restore the missing fields so that I can enter their values?

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EndNote Tech support sent me the embarassingly easy solution:  click on the small “Show Empty Fields” button I hadn’t noticed on the upper right of the edit window opened by the Quick Edit button or by double-clicking on the reference.

The fields weren’t missing, just hidden – I’m guessing because they were created or imported differently than my others.

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