Removing an EndNote Reference from a Microsoft Word Document

• Important! Do not use the Delete/Backspace key in Microsoft Word documents to remove EndNote references. Hidden EndNote coding may be left behind and damage your document
• Highlight the in-text citation in the body your Word document that you wish to delete
• Go to the EndNote 21 tab in Word
• Select Edit & Manage Citation(s)
• A window will open with a list of the citations already in the manuscript. The citation to be removed will be highlighted.
• Select the Edit Reference tab to the right of the highlighted reference.
• Choose Remove Citation

If you do not see the "EndNote 21" tab on your Microsoft Word ribbon, you can follow the troubleshooting pages below: