In October 2026, RefWorks became EndNote Fusion. While the name and the branding have changed, the functionality remains the same and no user action is required. See EndNote Fusion help guides for more information.
Introduction to the EndNote Fusion Add-in
EndNote Fusion is an Add-in used within Microsoft Word to insert citations into your work and generate a correctly formatted bibliography, or reference list. It has been pre-loaded to all campus PCs so will already appear in Microsoft Word. You will need to install it to Microsoft Word on your personal devices – details on doing this are given below.
Accessing EndNote Fusion on campus PCs
- IMPORTANT - You must already have an account with EndNote Fusion to use the Add-in.
- Open Microsoft Word.
- Select the EndNote Fusion tab on the Microsoft Word ribbon.
- The above action will display the EndNote Fusion logo on the left of the screen above your Word document. Click on the ENF logo.
- The EndNote Fusion login screen will open on the right of your Word document. Enter the details for your previously created EndNote Fusion account.
Installing and accessing the EndNote Fusion Add-in on personal devices
- Within Microsoft Word select the Insert tab and click on Get Add-ins. An Add-ins option may also appear at the very end of the Home tab.
- In the Office Add-ins window search for EndNote Fusion. Select it and click Add.
- The EndNote Fusion tab should now appear on the ribbon across the top of your document. Select that tab.
- Click on the ENF logo on the left of the screen.
- The login screen will open on the right of the screen. Enter the details of your previously created EndNote Fusion account.
Please note: if RCM appears in the Add-ins options, please ignore and select EndNote Fusion.
Using the EndNote Fusion Add-in
Please follow the steps below to begin inserting citations in the correct style and creating a properly formatted bibliography, or reference list.
Change the Citation Style
- To change the citation or referencing style click the action menu within the EndNote Fusion panel on the right of the screen.
- Select Citation Style from the menu that opens and choose the style you want e.g., Harvard, Chicago etc. and click Update. Your citations will now be inserted according to rules of that citation style.
Insert in-text citations
- Within your Word document, place your cursor where you want to insert a citation.
- In the EndNote Fusion panel on the right of the screen either select from All References or click the drop-down menu to select one of your folders.
- For a single citation, hover your mouse over the citation you want to insert and select Cite This.
- Alternatively, you can choose Edit This before inserting it. You may want to add page numbers, for example, to a citation. Once you have completed any editing select Insert Citation.
- To cite multiple references at the same location, tick the separate boxes for the individual citations then select Insert Citations. You can also edit these references if you need to.
Turn on the Bibliography
- You will need to manually turn on the option to insert a bibliography, or reference list
- Click the action menu
- Place the cursor where you want to insert your reference list
- Toggle the Bibliography option from Off to On
- The bibliography or reference list should now appear, formatted correctly according to the referencing style you previously selected.
Additional Help
If you have any questions, please contact library@abdn.ac.uk.