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EndNote: Why won't my EndNote library connect when I hit "Insert Citation" on CWYW in Word?

Everything about using EndNote and EndNote Online. Library workshops: Introduction to EndNote for Windows (Online); EndNote Drop-in Sessions

Instructions

  1. Close MS Word and EndNote.
  2. Go into the Apple menu.
  3. Click System Preferences.
  4. Click Security & Privacy.
  5. Click the Privacy tab (along the top).
  6. Click the Automation options, along the left.
  7. Here, make sure that both "Microsoft Word" and "EndNote X#" are both turned on.
  8. With this automation turned off, the EndNote CWYW Cite While You Write functions will not work in MS Word.