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.
Thank you for the reply. It did the trick. At first I wasn’t able to turn instant formatting on. When I pressed “Turn instant formatting on” it went to the “insert citations window” 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 “curly brackets” in a text while I cite and write. It’s a minor annoyance.
Or you can change your temporary citation delimiters to square brackets or any combination of two characters that you don’t use anywhere else (%, & or $, etc). then your “temporary citations” will be changed to [author, year #1927]and you shouldn’t have the problem. This can be in the format bibliography menu or permanently in the edit preferences settings.
Maybe your ribbon isn’t properly installed? I see a similar ribbon in Mac’s MSWord 2016 in this youtube video? 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 didn’t work. There is a comment “cannot edit range”. In the last of sentences do not appear the number of reference, it just appears like this {Al‐Shahib, 2002 #91} and when i look at below, there is no any list of references, it is empty. I have tried to click “update citations and bibliography”, “instant formatting is on”, “convert citations and bibliography” and I didn’t 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 options…
1) Go into the Apple menu
2) Click System Preferences
3) Click Security & Privacy
4) Click the Privacy tab (along the top)
5) Click the Automation options, along the left.
6) Here, make sure that both “Microsoft Word” and “EndNote X#” are both turned on.
With this automation turned off, the Cite While You Write functions will not work.