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EndNote 20 for Windows

Step-by-step guidance on using the most popular functions of EndNote 20 on PC

Intro: Manually enter references

There may be times when you will need to add references manually. You would do this for works that you cannot find in GALILEO, individual databases, or Google Scholar. Most often, these would be works outside of the scholarly literature, for example, webpages, blog posts, YouTube videos, online news articles, and more. This page explains how to do so.

Watch or read: Create a new reference manually

To add a new reference to an open library:

  1. From the References menu, select New Reference (alternatively, select Command or Ctrl+N). This opens an empty Reference window.
  1. Select a reference type from the Reference Type list at the top of the window, e.g. Web page.
  1. Enter bibliographic data into each of the fields in the reference.
    • Tip! If you know you will only be citing the source in one particular reference style, only enter bibliographic data into the fields that reference style requires.
  1. Close the reference to save it or select File > Save and add it to the library.

Steps adapted from the below link:

Manual data entry exercises

Practice manually entering this webpage - Build a Safe Environment
  1. For Reference Type, select Webpage
  2. Enter the book chapter's metadata in the fields below

How Item Details Appear

EndNote Data Entry

Author:
StopBullying.gov

Enter one author per line.

For group authors - write the group author as is and place a comma at the end. 

e.g. APA: StopBullying.gov,

Year:
No date. The "last reviewed by" date is not a date of when the webpage was first written

Enter the year or the symbol for no year. Omit the parentheses if your citation style uses one.

e.g. APA: n.d.
Title:
Build A Safe Environment

Ener the title of the webpage, following conventions of your chosen citation style

e.g. APA: Build a safe environment
Publisher:
The title of the website.

Follow conventions of chosen style, but omit the period at end if the citation style uses it.

e.g. APA: Leave blank. We omit the title of the website because its title is the same as the group author.

Access Year:
The year you accessed the webpage

Follow conventions of chosen citation style. 

e.g. APA: Leave blank. We don't include the access year unless the webpage is designed to change over time.

Access Date:
The year you accessed the webpage.

Follow conventions of chosen citation style

e.g. APA: Leave blank. We don't include the access year unless the webpage is designed to change over time.

URL: https://www.stopbullying.gov/prevention/build-safe-environment

Copy and paste the URL from the web address bar into the URL field.


e.g. APA:  https://www.stopbullying.gov/prevention/build-safe-environment
Practice manually entering this book chapter
  1. For Reference Type, select "Book Section"
  2. Enter the book chapter's metadata in the fields below

How Item Details Appear

EndNote Data Entry

Authors:
Laurence A. Machi & Brenda T. McEvoy

Enter one author per line. You can either enter the authors in first name, middle initial, last name or last name, middle initial first name.

Laurence A. Machi
Brenda T. McEvoy

OR

Machi, Laurence A.

McEvoy, Brenda T.

Year:
2012

Follow conventions of your chosen citation style
e.g. APA: 2012
Title:
Step One: Select a Topic		 Ener the title of the book chapter, following the conventions of chosen citation style, but omit the period at the end if the citation style uses it.
e.g. APA: Step one: Select a topic
Book title:
The Literature Review: Six Steps to Success

Follow conventions of chosen style, but omit the period at end if the citation style uses it.

e.g. APA: The literature review: Six steps to success

Place Published:
Thousand Oaks, California

Follow conventions of chosen citation style
e.g. APA: Leave blank. We don't include the publication location in APA 7th.

Publisher:
Corwin Press

Follow conventions of chosen citation style
e.g. APA: Corwin

Edition:
2nd

Follow conventions of chosen citation style
e.g. APA: 2nd

Pages:
13-35

Enter page ranges as complete or abbreviated (depends on style)
e.g. APA: 13-35

FAQ

Q. What can I do if I cannot find the Reference Type I am looking for?

A. The Unused types at the bottom of the list allow you to add custom types.

See the Learn more: Customize your Reference Types tab for details (link below).