Step 1 - Install EndNote X3 via NUS Software Catalogue (In-campus | Off-campus| Mac)
                 (HTML | PDF | Video^New!)

Step 2 - Create a new EndNote Library
                 (HTML | PDF)

Step 3 - Import saved citations from other sources into EndNote X3
                 (HTML | PDF)

Step 4 - Insert Citations from EndNote into Microsoft Word
                 (HTML | PDF)

Step 5 - Change Reference Style of Inserted Citations
                 (HTML | PDF)
 

Step 1

In Campus| Off-Campus | Mac

In Campus : Install EndNote X3 via NUS Software Catalogue

1. Login to NUSNET on campus (for laptops: login to NUS Open wireless network)
    
2. Click on http://software.nus.edu.sg/catalogue/sc-setup.exe to install the Software Catalogue issued by Computer Centre
    
3. After installation in b., in your computer, go to Start -- > All Programs --> Software Catalogue
    
4. Click on Software Catalogue Client 1.2  
    
5. A window opens, entitled Software Catalogue.
    
6. On the left, under Software Category, click on Specialised Applications
    
7. Click on EndNote X3 to install (click here to view installation steps in detail)
    
8. When installation is complete, this toolbar should appear in:
   1. Microsoft Word 2003:
      
       
   2. Microsoft Word 2007:
      

Off-Campus: Install EndNote X3 via NUS Software Catalogue

1. Login to NUSNET via WebVPN : http://webvpn.nus.edu.sg
2. Follow the steps b. to h. above for "in campus"

Mac: Install EndNote X3

EndNote X3 for Mac is now available!

(If you are accessing outside NUS, please login to NUS network via WEBVPN  http://webvpn.nus.edu.sg)

1) From Finder, choose Go-> Connect to server

2) Connect to afp://macfile.nus.edu.sg (Login using your NUSNET userid and password)

3) Select “Macintosh Volume”.

• If you are a student, click on the folder "stuapps"
• If you are a staff member,  open the folder "site license”

4) Search for the relevant software you are entitled to inside the respective folder.

5) Double-click on the .dmg file. When the files mount, open the folder and follow the instructions.

6) Please inform software@nus.edu.sg after the installation is done so that the connection to the installation can be released for other users.

Click here for a Detailed Step-by-Step installation guide for Mac

Top

Create a new EndNote Library

1. Open EndNote X3 program.
    
2. Click on File --> New... to create a new EndNote Library.
    
3. Enter a filename. Click Save.  

Top

Import saved citations from other sources into EndNote X3

There are several ways to collect references into EndNote:

1. Search databases / catalogues and import into EndNote.
   See Instructions on How to Import References into EndNote X3
    
2. Manually create a new reference -->
    
   1. On the menu bar, click on References.
   2. Click New Reference.
   3. Enter information and simply close the window (click on X at top right).
   4. The reference will appear under the group All References.
       
3. Import from EndNote Web
    
4. Import from a document formatted with Cite While You Write -->
    
   1. Open EndNote program and create an EndNote library if not previously created.
   2. Open a Word document containing references from an EndNote library. Look for the EndNote X3 toolbar.
   3. Click on the icon Export Traveling Library.
   4. A dialog box pops up. Choose the EndNote library where the references are to be stored.

Top

Insert Citations from EndNote into Microsoft Word

1. Open an EndNote Library or Click on File --> Open to open an EndNote X3 library previously created (see Step 2).
    
2. In the Endnote library, select (click on) a reference to be cited.
    
3. Open Microsoft Word and create a document. Place cursor at insertion point.
    
4. Look for the EndNote X3 toolbar.
   
   1. For Word 2003, click on icon Insert Selected Citation(s)
   2. For Word 2007, click on the button Insert Citation. Click Insert Selected Citation(s).
       
5. The reference is inserted into Word. Repeat a to d above to insert more references.

Top

Change Reference Style of Inserted Citations

1. In a Microsoft Word document where references from EndNote library has been inserted, look for the EndNote X3 toolbar
   
   1. For Word 2003 & below, click on the icon Format Bibliography.
   2. For Word 2007, go to Style: -->  Select another style
       
2. A dialog box appears. Under With output style:, click Browse ...
    
3. Select the desired journal citation style (eg. APA 5th) and click OK.
    
4. The inserted references are now re-formatted.

Top