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Organizing your EndNote Online library

Screenshot of the toolbar in Endnote online with an arrow pointing to Organize.

The Organize tab lets you create and manage groups, share groups with others, find any duplicates among your references and manage attachments such as PDF files.

Create new groups

  • Select the subheading Manage My Groups and click New group:

Screenshot of Groups in Endnote online.

  • Choose an appropriate name for the group and click OK:

 

Screenshot of where to name a group in Endnote online.

 

  • Your Groups will appear under the heading My Groups in your EndNote Online library under the tab My References. You can copy references to this group as is described before with the Add to group option above the reference list:

 

Screenshot of ow to add references to a group in Endnote online.

 

  • Having copied references to your new group, the number of references will be displayed next to the name of the group. 

Share references

If you want to share a group with others, for example, your thesis writing partners, tick the box in front of Manage Sharing. You will see that a collaboration icon is displayed in front of the name of the group:

 

Screenshot of sharing Groups in Endnote online.

 

  • Click Manage Sharing and then click Start sharing this group:

 

Screenshot of the Manage sharing option in Endnote online.

 

  • Enter your partners' e-mail addresses and choose if you want them to only read references (Read-only) or edit them (Read & Write) as well. Click Apply when you are done:

 

Screenshot of added e-mail addresses for sharing references in Endnote online.

Please note! When someone has shared a group of references with you, you need to check a box to allow EndNote to insert the references into you document. Go to Organize and Other's groups and check the box Use for Cite While You Write: