EndNote help and training

Online Library training

EndNote: a beginner’s guide: online guide to help you learn about collecting, managing, storing and sharing references using EndNote.

Face-to-face Library training

Introduction to EndNote Desktop: in this face-to-face beginner workshop we will show you how to use the full, more sophisticated desktop version of the EndNote software to collect, manage, store and share references. This workshop will be of most interest to researchers, Honours, postgraduates and anyone else who needs to keep track of a large number of references in their research work.

You will learn how to:

• Create an EndNote Desktop library.
• Add references to an EndNote Desktop library manually and directly from library databases, Google Scholar and LibrarySearch.
• Create and use groups to better organise your references.
• Use EndNote Desktop with Microsoft Word in your chosen referencing style.
• Know how to get further help for EndNote Desktop.

Introduction to EndNote Online (EndNote basic): in this face-to-face beginner workshop we will show you how to use the free, simpler, web-based version of the EndNote program to collect, manage, store and share references. This workshop will be useful to undergraduates, Vocational Education students and anyone else who needs to use a small number of references in their assignments.

You will learn how to:

• Create an EndNote basic library.
• Install Plugins.
• Add references to an EndNote basic library manually and directly from library databases, Google Scholar and LibrarySearch.
• Create and use groups to better organise your references.
• Use EndNote basic with Microsoft Word in your chosen referencing style.
• Know how to get further help for EndNote basic.

EndNote ‘Drop-in’ - beyond the basics: come along at the nominated times to the Library for help with EndNote problems or questions.

Online training from EndNote creators

EndNote.com Training offers online tutorials and regular webinars for beginners and advanced users. Webinars are live, so you can ask questions just as you would in person. When booking a webinar, remember to select a Sydney session.

EndNote Training (YouTube channel)

EndNote Basic training (YouTube playlist)

EndNote on social media

Follow EndNote on Twitter @EndNoteNews

Downloading and installing EndNote

If you have any problems, please contact RMIT IT Service Desk.

Troubleshooting EndNote libraries

Library staff are not trained in troubleshooting EndNote libraries or Word documents, but there are EndNote experts available online to help with your questions. Try these links for assistance:

• EndNote.com FAQs will answer most of your troubleshooting questions. Check here first.
• EndNote discussion forum is run by the publishers of EndNote. They will help you if you do not find the answer in the FAQs or tutorials.

We use these files in our Endnote workshops.

Exercises - EndNote Desktop

• 2018 MAC EndNoteX8 student handout (DOCX 4 MB)
• 2018 WIN EndNoteX8 student handout (DOCX 4.2 MB)
• Minimum fields handout (DOC, 116 KB)
• EndNote terminology (DOC, 114 KB)
• 'Information literacy' - practice document (DOC, 20 KB)
• 'Kinematics' - practice document (DOC, 27 KB)
• Sample journal article (PDF, 4.3 MB)

Exercises - EndNote basic

• 2018 EndNote basic student handout (DOCX 3.9 MB)

EndNote Desktop library files

Right click on the link and select ‘Save Target As’ or ‘Save Link As’ option.

• 'Education' - sample EndNote library file (ENL, 266 KB)
• 'Media and Communications' sample EndNote library file (ENL, 534 KB)