I have a problem with the reference function in Word. I am using endnote X7 in Word 365 ProPlus. I have been writing and citing in the same document for a few weeks now, but suddenly the citing function doesnt work as intended. Whenever I cite a reference it gives me this: {author, year #number}. For example: {Steinberg, 2008 #53760}
This just appeared out of apparently nowhere. If I open a new document referencing works as normal. It just seems to be this document where the error is.Â
Thank you for the reply. It did the trick. At first I wasnât able to turn instant formatting on. When I pressed âTurn instant formatting onâ it went to the âinsert citations windowâ and when I tried to add a reference it came back to this window without adding a reference, and without turning on instant formatting. The reason was that I used curly brackets {} in my text. When all these were removed word was able to turn instant formatting on.
So apparently I am not allowed to use âcurly bracketsâ in a text while I cite and write. Itâs a minor annoyance.
Or you can change your temporary citation delimiters to square brackets or any combination of two characters that you donât use anywhere else (%, & or $, etc). Â then your âtemporary citationsâ will be changed to [author, year #1927]and you shouldnât have the problem. Â This can be in the format bibliography menu or permanently in the edit preferences settings. Â
Maybe your ribbon isnât properly installed? Â I see a similar ribbon in Macâs MSWord 2016 in this youtube video? Â You have the most uptodate word2016 and endnote 7.5 something or other?
I have download trial version for endnote X8 and I am using ms word 2013. After install it, the tool of endnote did not appear in Ms Word, then I tried many ways suggested on the internet. Finally, it worked.
Then, I started to work with this software and input all of my references. Next, I felt very bad because again⌠I faced the next problem. I have chosen an output style and inserted all citations in the text word and again it didnât work. There is a comment âcannot edit rangeâ. In the last of sentences do not appear the number of reference, it just appears like this {AlâShahib, 2002 #91} and when i look at below, there is no any list of references, it is empty. I have tried to click âupdate citations and bibliographyâ, âinstant formatting is onâ, âconvert citations and bibliographyâ and I didnât work. The problem is still same.
I had the same problem so i will tell you what worked for me goto endnote tool area on you word then click the update citations and bibliography its beneath style option .
On some machines with Mojave, attempting to use the EndNote CWYW tools may result in returning to the EndNote library, or an Error message.
Mojave includes new Security & Privacy functions which can prevent EndNote from being able to correctly automate. To correctly set these optionsâŚ
1)Â Go into the Apple menu
2)Â Click System Preferences
3)Â Click Security & Privacy
4)Â Click the Privacy tab (along the top)
5)Â Click the Automation options, along the left.
6)Â Here, make sure that both âMicrosoft Wordâ and âEndNote X#â are both turned on.
With this automation turned off, the Cite While You Write functions will not work.
