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EndNote: Information and User Guide

Installing EndNote on a WA Health device

WA Health provides a statewide licence for EndNote.

WA Health employees can access the EndNote software from a WA Health computer or download it for use on a personal device.

EndNote 21 is the current version available for installation.

To have EndNote installed or updated on a WA Health computer at EMHS and SMHS sites (excluding FSH), log a job with HSS [Intranet link only] or contact the Help Desk on 13 44 77.   FSH staff should log a job through iConnect, or by calling x21111, or email the Help Desk

EndNote at home

The WA Health licence for EndNote includes home installation.
Click on the tabs below for information on how to download to Windows or MacOS, and for additional information on downloading the software.

To download EndNote 21 for Windows, follow the steps below to ensure correct installation:

  1. Back-up any existing EndNote libraries on your computer, see Backing up your EndNote library for more information. 
  2. Uninstall any previous versions of EndNote (link to instructions below)
  3. Read and accept the WA Health license agreement to download the installation files (link below)
  4. From the downloads folder, right click on the zipped EN21Inst Compressed (zipped folder), and select Extract All
  5. Once extracted, click on the file EN21Inst to begin the installation process
  6. Read and accept the EndNote license agreement
  7. For installation type select Custom
  8. Select a destination folder, click Next
  9. Click on the red cross next to Additional Connections, Additional Filters and Additional Styles, and then for each select 'Entire feature will be installed on local hard drive.’

 

  1. Once finished, all of the red crosses should be turned to grey computer boxes. Click on Next
  2. Click on Next again, and Finish to end the installation.

Note: At Fiona Stanley Hospital the FSH BYOD Network may block your download. If this occurs, try using a personal Wi-Fi hotspot.

If you have problems installing EndNote on Window's devices, you may be operating in S mode.  Check the link below in how to resolve this.

To download EndNote 21 for MacOS, follow the steps below to ensure correct installation:

  1. Always ensure that you have Microsoft Word’s most recent patches and updates already installed prior to updating or installing EndNote 21 for MacOS. 
  2. It is advisable to use the Firefox browser to install EndNote on a Mac computer and also when exporting references from databases into an EndNote Library. 
  3. Back-up any existing EndNote libraries on your computer, see Backing up your EndNote library for more information. 
  4. Uninstall any previous versions of EndNote (link to instructions below)
  5. Read and accept the WA Health license agreement to download the installation files (link below)
  6. Once the download is complete, double click on the installer to unzip the file
  7. Navigate to EndNote21SiteInstaller in the download folder, open the folder and double click on the EndNote21SiteInstaller.dmp
  8. Double-click on Install EndNote 21, then click on Open
  9. Click on Install
  10. Click on Next on the next several windows until the "Welcome to EndNote 21" window is displayed, then click Done

Note: At Fiona Stanley Hospital the FSH BYOD Network may block your download. If this occurs, try using a personal Wi-Fi hotspot.