What is a reference output style?

An EndNote output style (often just referred to as a "style") is a piece of software that will convert the data in your library into formatted references that correspond to the bibliographical styles used by journal publishers or specified in style manuals such as the Chicago Manual of Style.

A range of output styles is supplied with EndNote, and hundreds more styles can be downloaded from the EndNote website, so there is a good chance that you will find one suitable for your needs. If not, EndNote allows you to create your own output styles or edit an existing output style.

Producing a bibliography

You can use some/all of the references in your library to generate a reading list for students, or a list of references for a colleague, or perhaps a list of your own publications for your CV.

• While holding down the Ctrl key, select relevant references from your library.
• Click on References on the top menu bar and then click on Show Selected References. You should now be able to see only those references which you selected.
• Now you have to decide on the bibliographic style that you wish to use for your references. Go to the style menu on the library toolbar and click on the arrow. Click on Select Another Style to open the complete list of output styles which are supplied with the EndNote software.
• Find a style that would be useful in your subject area, and then click on it to highlight it. Click on the Choose button to select that style. This will return you to the library window, with only your selected references showing.

To generate a bibliography from these references, using the style that you have just selected, click on Edit \ Copy Formatted. Open your word processor and paste in the references you have copied. Your bibliography should now be listed in your chosen style.