Hi and thanks in advance for any help. I am writing my dissertation using Scrivener for Windows. I have an accepted proposal (in Word with embedded End Note references) that I would now like to move back into Scrivener and maintain those End Note reference links. Can any one help me with this issue?
I’ve tried both the cut and paste method (didn’t work) and the import method (also didn’t work). Thoughts or suggestions? And, thanks in advance. Kay
Just make sure that the EndNote references in Word are formatted so that they still display with their curly brackets e.g. {Nadkarni, 2012 #1714}. If you have EndNote’s instant formatting turned on in Word (typically this is the default) you will need to turn it off. If the curly brackets still aren’t displaying, you’ll need to check EndNote’s instructions (I haven’t used it recently, and I use a Mac) on how to get them to display. EndNote calls them “unformatted citations” if you want to search the help files.
Once you’ve done the above, you can copy and paste, or drag’n’drop, or import, or whatever to your heart’s content. As far as Word and Scrivener are concerned, the citations are just text. When you are finally ready to finish your masterpiece, use Scrivener to compile to Word, then use EndNote’s Word plugin to re-generate your citations and reference list.
Slightly off topic, but still relevant, advice from a grizzled elder: Don’t use EndNote’s Cite While You Write “feature” in Word.
At least, don’t use it for your dissertation. I have heard horror stories which, if told round the campfire at night, would make any academic shiver. Not only because getting an academic to a campfire means getting them out of their office and into the open air (at night!!) but also because the stories are true. A dissertation just isn’t worth the risk. If you use EndNote’s temporary citations (in the format {Author, Year #Record Number}) until the very end, EndNote will be rock solid and you won’t lose data (or sleep) if (when) Word somehow messes up EndNote’s efforts to be helpful.
Honestly, the stories are not just told to spook beginning post-grads. They are true. I’ve met the victims, read their blogs, seen the tears. I’ve even experienced it first hand (but not, thankfully, for my thesis - for once I learned my lesson in advance). EndNote is great—stable, powerful and flexible—as long as you don’t use CWYW.
Many thanks and thanks for the further advice on CWYW. Have not had trouble in the past but try not to go looking for trouble. Sounds like a wise caution.