The reference list displays all the references in the currently selected group. Options are available from the toolbar.
See Toolbars for more information about these options.
By default, the first column in the Library window displays a Read / Unread indicator followed by:
File Attachments
Author
Year
Title
Rating
Journal / Secondary Title
Last Updated
Reference Type
You can change the order of the fields, add fields, remove fields, or change the name of a field in the column headings of the Library window. See Display Fields Preferences for more information.
From the EndNote Edit menu, select Preferences.
Click the Display Fields option in the list.
Select the desired field from the Field list. You may select up to ten fields to be displayed in the Library window. Select "[Do not display]" instead of a field name if you want to show fewer than eight fields.
By default, the column heading in the Library window is the same as the Generic name of the field (the Figure field is indicated by a figure iconfig., and the File Attachments field is indicated by a paper clip icon). To change the name for the Library window display, enter a new name in the Heading section next to the chosen field.
To display all author names under the Author heading in the library reference list, rather than just the first author, select the check box next to the Display all authors in the Author field.
Click Save to save your changes, and then close the Preferences window by clicking in the close button in the upper left corner. Click OK to save your changes and to close the Preferences dialog .
Note: These settings apply to all libraries.
By default, the references listed in the Library window are automatically sorted by the first author’s last name.
You can change the sort order by selecting Sort Library from the Tools menu (see Sorting the Library ) or by clicking the column headings. When you sort a library, that sort order is retained even after you close and reopen a library. For example:
When you sort the library, character sorting is carried out according to the language and local settings of your operating system—unless you specify a different language in the Sort Options dialog. This determines whether a plain "a" is sorted before or after "ä".
EndNote does not remember the sort order for all groups. EndNote displays the results of a search in the order in which they are found. Similarly, after importing references, EndNote displays the newly imported references in the order in which they were imported. This behavior greatly enhances the speed of these two functions. Selecting the Choosing Show All References option from the References menu returns all of the references to the Library window and lists them according to the last sort order specified.
Note: See Sort Order: Bibliographies and Multiple Citations about how to set the sort order for a bibliographic style. See Sorting Preferences for information about having EndNote ignore certain words or names when sorting references.
There are a number of ways to browse through your references.
Scroll through the list of references in the Library window by clicking in the vertical scroll bar with the mouse.
Use the Up and Down arrow keys to move up or down the reference list.
Sort references in the list by clicking on a column heading. For example, click the Year heading to sort the references by descending or ascending year.
Type a letter to select the first matching reference. Matching depends on the order in which the library is sorted. If the library is sorted by the Author field, typing a letter selects the first reference in which the author’s last name begins with that letter.
For example, typing the letter "Z" selects the Zartman reference in our sample library since Zartman is the first author’s name to begin with a "Z." Type several letters and the selection jumps to the first name that begins with those typed letters. Letter matching starts over after a half-second pause.
On extended keyboards, the Home and End keys go to the first or last reference, respectively. The Page Up and Page Down keys allow you to move up or down the reference list.
To find specific references, select Search Library from the Tools menu. (See Searching for References for more information.