What do I do if EndNote is showing weird text (codes) in my document instead of my citations?
If your text looks weird (see example below), then you probably have Word’s Field Codes turned on: • Turn off Word’s Show Field Codes. • While in the Word document, click on the Quick Access Toolbar (symbol on the top left corner). • Choose Word Options at the bottom of the box. • In the Word Options window that opens, click on Advanced from the left hand options. • On the right hand side scroll down until you get to the section labeled Show document content. • Uncheck the box for Show field codes instead of their values. • Click OK. • Note: Turning off Show field codes instead of the values does not affect your document. It simply lets you see the document as it would print. Sometimes this option is turned on by accident by pressing quick keys like alt and F9 at the same time.
If your text looks weird (see example below), then you probably have Word’s Field Codes turned on: • Turn off Words Show Field Codes. • While in the Word document, click on the Quick Access Toolbar (symbol on the top left corner). • Choose Word Options at the bottom of the box. • In the Word Options window that opens, click on Advanced from the left hand options. • On the right hand side scroll down until you get to the section labeled Show document content. • Uncheck the box for Show field codes instead of their values. • Click OK. • Note: Turning off Show field codes instead of the values does not affect your document. It simply lets you see the document as it would print. Sometimes this option is turned on by accident by pressing quick keys like alt and F9 at the same time.
