Reference Management: EndNote

EndNote is available for free to all Duke University faculty, staff and students.

• Click here to go to Endnote
• Download & save the APA 7th Edition style to your computer
• Double-click the style file.  It should open in EndNote.
• In EndNote, go to “File Menu” and choose “Save As”. 
• Replace the word “copy” with your style’s name and click “Save”.
• Click on “File Menu” and choose “Close Style”.

EndNote, a desktop-based program, is a sophisticated reference management tool.  EndNote is most useful for:

Organizing references

• Find and eliminate duplicate references

• Create Smart Groups to automatically sort your references

PDF management

• Automatically creates references from PDFs stored on your computer

• Find Full Text feature searches online for full text of references in your library

• Annotate PDFs

Inserting citations into documents and creating bibliographies

• Insert citations into word processing documents and PowerPoint presentations

• Bibliography automatically created when you insert citations into documents

• Create independent bibliographies for grant reports, CVs, etc.

• Thousands of bibliographic styles