Entering Several Articles from the Same Source

Use a reference "template" to facilitate entering a series of references that have some information in common (such as various sections from one book or a number of papers presented at the same conference). The template you create is an incomplete EndNote reference with just the common information entered into it.

To create a reference template:

  1. From the References menu, select New Reference.

  2. Enter all of the bibliographic information that the references have in common (such as the year, book title, publisher, and city for different sections from one book).

  3. Close the reference when you are finished. It remains selected in the Library window.

  4. Select Copy (Command KeyCtrl+C) from the Edit menu to copy it.

  5. Use the Paste (Command KeyCtrl+V) command to paste the reference several times, to create as many partially-filled references as you need. You should paste directly to the Library window—do not open a new reference and select Paste.

  6. Select all of the partially-filled references that you just created and edit them (double-click them, press EnterReturn, or type Command KeyCtrl+E to open up to 10 selected references at one time).

Complete each of the individual references. Close each reference as you complete it. and save them by pressing Command KeyCtrl+W.