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CWYW Instant formatting

Instant formatting enables you to watch the reference list (bibliography) appear as you insert citations. If you are writing a long or complex document such as a thesis, some people prefer to turn instant formatting is turned off as it can be time-consuming to reformat each time a new citation is inserted. When finished writing the document or if you want to see a draft, click on Update Citations and Bibliography to format the citations and reference list. To continue work on the document, unformat the citations using the Convert Citations and Bibliography option.

It is essential to have unformatted citations when compiling a master document from separate documents, in order to create a single reference list at the end of the document.

To disable or enable Instant Formatting in the current document click the option in the Bibliography box on the Word Ribbon:

For more information on Instant Formatting, see this article from the EndNote Knowledge Base: 

Alternative shorter version from Donna’s notes

1.1.1      Instant Formatting

Instant formatting provides a constant updating of all citations and the bibliography. However, there may be times when it is helpful to turn off this constant updating, such as when you are moving large amounts of text in the document and want EndNote to wait until all the text is in its final location before formatting. This command turns instant formatting on or off for the current document. (Note: Turning instant formatting off for future new documents can be done in the CWYW preferences.)