"stripping" file of endnote references

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Hi

I’m new to the forum and have joined in desperation as I seem to have done something to a large WORD file which includes hundreds of Endnote formatted references which makes the file very slow to work with. 

I think what I have done is to format the references before I needed to so each additional reference when added is requiring the whole set of references to reformat each time.

Is there a way of re-opening the file and “stripping” it of the Endnote references so that I can start again?

I am working with Endnote X4.

Thanks

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Hi Leanne

This sounds EXACTLY like what I want to do but I can’t see the option “unformat citations” in the Word Endnote toolbar.

I’m using a pc.

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Sorry Leanne.

Just found it - I’m using WORD 2010.

It’s on the Endnote tab, in the Bibliography group. I clicked on CONVERT CITATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY and selected  CONVERT TO UNFORMATTED CITATIONS.

The only problem now is that the offending WORD file has frozen but perhaps if I force a log off, I will be able to do it.

Many thanks