No EndNote Commands in Word or Writer

EndNote commands are available in Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, 2013 and OpenOffice.org Writer 3.x.

Before you attempt to Repair or Modify your EndNote installation in order to use Cite While You Write, you must make sure that your word processor is not running. Close all Microsoft Office and OpenOffice.org applications. For OpenOffice.org, you must also close the OpenOffice.org Quickstarter that may appear in your System Tray. Right-click on the icon and click Exit Quickstarter.

Repairing the Installation

If you upgraded your version of Microsoft Word or OpenOffice.org Writer after installing EndNote, or Cite While You Write commands do not appear in Word or Writer for some other reason, you should run the installation program again.

Run the EndNote installer file to Repair the installation:

  1. Log in to the machine with administrative rights or as a user with program installation privileges.

  2. Run the EndNote installer file from disk or CD.

  3. Select Repair, and then click Next.

Or, run the EndNote installer from the Control Panel to Repair the installation:

  1. Log in to the machine with administrative rights or as a user with program installation privileges.

  2. From the Windows Start menu, select Control Panel, or select Settings, and then select Control Panel.

  3. Select Add or Remove Programs.

  4. Highlight EndNote , and then click Change.

  5. Select Repair, and then click Next.

Your entire EndNote installation is checked and repaired as needed.

Modifying the Installation

If you initially did a Custom install, and did not install Cite While You Write files, you need to modify your installation to install the appropriate files.

Run the EndNote installer file to Modify the installation:

  1. Log in to the machine with administrative rights or as a user with program installation privileges.

  2. Run the EndNote installer file from disk or CD.

  3. Select Modify and click Next.

  4. Make sure that the appropriate item is selected for your word processor:

  1. For Microsoft Word, under Word Templates/Add-in, select “Cite While You Write for Microsoft Word” for installation.

  2. For OpenOffice.org Writer, select OpenOffice.org Extension for installation.

  1. Click Next.
Or, run the EndNote installer from the Control Panel to Modify the installation:

  1. Log in to the machine with administrative rights or as a user with program installation privileges.

  2. From the Windows Start menu, select Control Panel, or select Settings, and then select Control Panel.

  3. Select Add or Remove Programs.

  4. Highlight EndNote , and then click Change.

  5. Select Modify, and then click Next.

  6. Make sure that the appropriate item is selected for your word processor:

  1. For Microsoft Word, under Word Templates/Add-in, select “Cite While You Write for Microsoft Word” for installation.

  2. For OpenOffice.org Writer, select OpenOffice.org Extension for installation.

  1. Click Next.

When word processor support is correctly installed, you will see EndNote commands:

Adding the EndNote Extension (EndNote.oxt) to OpenOffice.org Writer

It is possible that the appropriate Cite While You Write files were installed for OpenOffice.org Writer, but the extension was not appropriately loaded into Writer.

To load the EndNote extension in Writer:

  1. In OpenOffice.org Writer, go to the Tools menu and select Extension Manager.

  2. Click Add.

  3. In the file dialog, navigate to the following folder:

    C:\Program Files\EndNote \Product-Support\CWYW

    or

    C:\Program Files (x86)\EndNote \Product-Support\CWYW

  4. Select the file called EndNote.oxt.

  5. Click Open to display the EndNote Cite While You Write extension in the list.

  6. Click Close.

  7. Exit OpenOffice.org Writer and then restart the program to load the new extension.

EndNote commands should appear on an EndNote menu.