This post explains how you can easily create a list of your references using EndNote Online. Our pervious posts covered creating an account, adding reference information to your EndNote account and organising that information.

To create a reference list

  • Click the Format tab. You will see the screen below (The Bibliography option on this tab is selected by default).

  • Next to References: select the group you created. You can select any group or all your references.
  • Next to Bibliographic style: this is where you need to select the reference style you want to use. If the style you need is not in the list follow the next three steps.
  • Click the Select Favourites
  • From the All list on the left select the style that you want to use.

There are some Swansea approved styles; APA 6th Swansea (an author date type style), Vancouver Swansea (numbered) and MHRA Swansea (footnotes).

  • Click Copy to Favorites. They will then be added to the list of styles you see in the drop-down list for bibliographic style.

Once you have the selected the referencing style that you wish you use

  • Select RTF from the File format drop-down list. You can open this format in any word processor and it gives a nicer format than plain text.
  • Click the Save You will see a message asking if you want to save or open the file.
  • Choose Open and you should see a formatted list of the items in your group.

Today you have quickly and easily create a list of your references in your chosen referencing style. Tomorrow you will learn how to use EndNote with Word to insert citations and references as you write your assignments.