Word Processor Compatibility

To Cite While You Write, you must use Microsoft Word 2016, 2011, or 2008Microsoft Word 2016, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2008 or 2007.

Install the latest service pack from Microsoft. Cite While You Write can convert and use Word documents that used earlier versions of Cite While You Write, although we recommend that you first unformat those documents.

Word displays Cite While You Write commands on an EndNote tab.

Word displays Cite While You Write commands on a Tools > EndNote submenu.

If you use Apache OpenOffice Writer as your word processor, see How to Cite While You Write with Apache OpenOffice Writer.

If you use Apple iWork Pages '09 as your word processor, see How to Cite While You Write with Pages 09.

If you use a word processor other than Microsoft Word or Pages '09or Apache OpenOffice Writer, or an older version of these word processors, save your document as an RTF file and use Format Paper.

To create a standalone bibliography that is not based on the citations in a paper, see Independent Bibliographies.

Note: Only one word processor at a time should be open when inserting citations and formatting documents.