General preferences are useful when you always use your EndNote library along with your word processor, and you always use your word processor along with your EndNote library.
To access General preferences in OpenOffice.org Writer, go to the EndNote menu and select Cite While You Write Preferences.
Select this item to always open EndNote when you start OpenOffice.org Writer.
Select this item to always close EndNote when you leave OpenOffice.org Writer. This works only when the EndNote program was launched with one of the Cite While You Write commands from within OpenOffice.org Writer or if the Open EndNote When Starting Writer preference is selected.