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EndNote: What's New in Endnote 21

All your EndNote questions answered

What's new in EndNote 21

 

EndNote 21 is largely similar to EndNote 20, though there are a couple of notable additions.

  • EndNote 21 now offers Cite While You Write functionality with Word Online and Google Docs.
    You can download it via Extensions>Add-ons>Get Add-ons in Google Docs, and via File>Get Add-ins>More Add-ins in Word Online.
    Google Docs Cite While You Write Add In
  • EndNote 21 also features an upgraded EndNote Web experience
    The new EndNote web look a lot more like EndNote desktop. To activate this new version of EndNote web, you must first download EndNote 21 and enter your EndNote web username and password in the Edit>Preferences>Sync area. 

New EndNote Web

 

In Addition to these major changes, there are also some more minor ones, such as

  • There is now a change case option for text entered into EndNote.
    This is a feature that disappeared from EndNote 20 and then was restored in the latest version. 
    New change case option in EndNote
     
  • The Preview window now has 3 tabs, Summary, Edit and PDF. 
    This is another change that restores the look of an older version of EndNote. In EndNote 20 the PDF tab had been moved to the summary area. 

Summary, Edit and PDF modes in the edit window in EndNote 21

  • There is a new Tags feature in EndNote
    Tags function in a similar way to groups, the difference being that Tags can be colour coded. There is a 'Manage Tags' button found in the edit reference mode that you can use to assign Tags to a reference

Manage tags button in Edit Reference mode

My Tags in EndNote