The typical EndNote temporary (unformatted) citation consists of an author’s last name, a year, and a record number, all enclosed in citation delimiters. However, temporary citations can take on various other formats.
Temporary citations must begin and end with the opening and closing citation delimiters, but the other components of a temporary citation can vary.
You can type any string of text found in the reference, as in:
{dinosaur extinction}
Or, you can type any of these items in this order (comma placement is significant):
{Prefix \Author, Year #Record Number Suffix}
{Prefix \Author, Year, Any Text, Suffix}
Each component is briefly described below; more detailed information follows.
Author’s Last Name: Only the last name of one author is listed in a temporary citation. It can be any author associated with the reference, and not just the first author. Include a comma after the author’s name to limit the search only to author fields:
{Schwartz, 1990}
Year: The year should appear exactly as it does in the reference, and it should be preceded by a comma. Even if you leave out the author name, include a comma before the year to limit the search to the Year field:
{, 2001}
Record Number: The record number is EndNote’s unique number for a reference. It is the only part of a temporary citation that you can count on to always identify just one reference in your library. The record number must be preceded by a number sign:
{Jones, 1987 #84}
Any Text: Any text that appears in the reference can be used to help EndNote locate the reference in the library. In order for this to be helpful, select words that are unique to that reference. Enter the specific text only or enter the text in place of the record number part of the temporary citation and after a second comma:
{greenhouse}
{Schwartz, 1990,
{Schwartz, ,
In the third example, where the date is omitted, you must insert a space between the two commas or EndNote will not recognize any citation matches.
Prefix Text: To add text to print before the formatted citation, type the text immediately after the opening brace and then a backslash "\" to separate prefix text from the search text:
{see \Jones, 1987 #84}
Suffix Text: To add text to print after a formatted citation, enter the suffix text immediately after the record number or enter a third comma after the search text and then type the suffix text:
{Smith, 1995 #98 p.293}
{Smith, 1995, dinosaur, p.293}
Author (Year) format: To add a citation that is formatted as Author (Year) in your text, include @author-year after the pages designator:
{Hesse, 2003 #95@@author-year} or {Hesse, 2003 #95@ p. 237@author-year}
Bibliography Only format: To insert a citation that only appears in the bibliography, include @@hidden, where the first @ is needed as the pages placeholder:
{Smith, 1995 #98@@hidden}
Note: For an easy way to modify individual Cite While You Write citations once they are formatted, see Editing Citations.