Quick search

At the end of the toolbar at the top of the library window is the Quick Search box. You
can type some text here, and EndNote will look for those letters anywhere in the library.

Advanced search

Let us assume that you want to generate a list of all references found in the sample library that are about extinction and that were published from 2000 to 2010.

To search for references:
1. Make sure that the All References group is displayed.

2. Click the Search tab.

3. The Search tab remembers the last search you entered. To clear it, click the Options button to select Restore Default

4. On the first search line:

a) In the first drop-down list, the Field list, scroll up and select Any Field. This means that EndNote will search all fields.
b) In the next drop-down list, the Comparison list, the Contains comparison operator means that EndNote will search for the string of text anywhere in the field.
c) Type "extinct" as the first search term.

Next, set up the search to find references dated from 2000 to 2010.

5. From the Field list in the second search line, select Year; from the Comparison list, select "Is greater than or equal to" and then type "2000" as the search term for the second search line.

6. If you do not have a third search line available, click the plus sign button next to the last search line to insert another line.
You can also click and drag the top of the pane to view more of the Search tab.

7. From the Field list in the third search line, select Year; from the Comparison list, select "Is less than or equal to", and then type "2010" as the search term.

8. Notice the "And, Or, Not" logical operator list at the beginning of each search line. Select the "And" logical operator between the three search lines.

Your Search tab should look like this:

This search will find all references containing the text "extinct" that also were published between 2000 and 2010.

Notice that the following check boxes are not selected for this search:

Match Case: This option would limit our search to "extinct" in lowercase. If it were found capitalized at the beginning of a sentence, or all uppercase, it would not match the search.

Match Words: This option would limit matches to full words, with no truncation. The word "extinction" would not match our search.

9. Click the Search button to begin the search. In a moment, EndNote displays the search results.

The status area at the bottom of the Library window should read, "Showing 5 of 5 references in Group."

Notice in the Groups pane that these search results are automatically retained in a Search Results group. This makes it easy to display other sets of references, but still go back and display your most recent search results. This temporary Search Results group will be replaced the next time you run a search on the library. When you close the library, this group is removed.