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Method 3: Adding an in-text citation (from Word, using Search)

Finding and entering an in-text citation from within Word

Place your cursor in the Word document

Place your cursor in the Word document

Click once with your cursor in the Word document where you want the reference to be inserted.

Select Find Citation

Select Find Citation

In Word 2007, select the EndNote tab on the "ribbon", in the Citations group select Insert Citation, then Find Citation.
(You can also click on the top half of the button to go directly into Find Citation.)

In Word 2003, select the Tools menu, EndNote, then Find Citation.

A search dialog box will open.

Type in your search terms

Enter your search terms

Type in your search terms, and hit Enter or the Find button.

A list of matching records will appear. Highlight the one you want to use in Word, then click the Insert button. This will get you an in-text citation like (Rossi & Ades, 2008), and the reference list at the end of your document will be updated automatically.

Alternatively, you can click on the down-arrow at the end of the button and get options such as Insert & Exclude Author. This will give you an in-text citation like (2008) and update your reference list, which is useful for cases where you write something like Rossi and Ades (2008) state that ...

Citations and bibliography entry inserted

Citations and bibliography entry inserted

You should see both the in-text citation and the entry in your reference list have been added automatically.

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