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The most recent version of EndNote available is EndNote X3.  Many procedures for EndNote X3 and EndNote X2 are the same.  Where they differ, the tab will indicate the version illustrated.  With the release of the new Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, if you use APA style, you will need to download and install the new APA 6th style.

EndNote is a citation manager program that helps you collect, organize, and manage references to articles,
books, dissertations, Web pages, government documents and more.  It has three functions: 
bibliography creation, organization of references, and connectivity to the online world. It can assist you in citing resources in your papers and creating bibliographies for those papers in a citation style of your choice.

EndNoteX3

• Is available through Information Technology Services to all Saint Louis University faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students.
• Can be installed on your work and personal computers.
• Provides four ways to enter references into EndNote.
• EndNote X3 for Windows is compatible with MSWord 2003/2007, Open Document Format documents written with OpenOffice.org Writer, and Rich Text Format (RTF) files created with most word processors including MS Word, WordPerfect, OpenOffice.org Writer, Star Office, and WordPad.
• EndNote X3 for Macintosh is compatible with Mac MSWord 2004 & 2008 and Apple iWork 2009 for Cite While You Write. 
• Gives you a choice of citation styles, MLA, APA, Chicago Style, Turabian, along with styles for particular journals.

• Faster Start-ups
       The most popular 100 styles are initially loaded.
       The 100 styles loaded are customizable.
• Enhanced Compression of Libraries
        You select which references to compress and share - All, Selected, All References in Specified Groups.
        Attachments may be included or excluded.
• Enhanced Groups
• Duplicate Comparison
       Full records for duplicates can be viewed side-by-side on a split screen.
• Improved Find Full Text
• Multiple Bibliographies in one document.
       References can be placed at end of every section, at end of document, or in both places.
• Composite Styles
       Useful for those disciplines such as chemistry requiring grouped references.
       Numbering scheme is customizable.
• Cite While You Write is available for Open Office Writer.