Write-N-Cite quick start guide

RefWorks have launched a new Write-N-Cite quick start guide to help you get started using Write-N-Cite.

The new and improved quick start guide is a valuable resource for new and current users, providing information on various aspects of Write-N-Cite, including: 

• Launching and logging into Write-N-Cite 
• Selecting output styles 
• Inserting footnotes or citations 
• Setting preferences, and more

Write-N-Cite login options

If you've downloaded Write-N-Cite, before you begin using it you will be asked to log in to your RefWorks account with a login box like this:

If you created your account a long time ago and have not yet gone through the process of linking it to your University username and password, you may find the Group Code together with your usual RefWorks username and password works for you. Otherwise, you will need to find your Write-N-Cite code - login to your RefWorks account, click the 'Tools' button on the toolbar then choose 'Write-N-Cite'. You'll see a page like this:

Copy the text from the Write-N-Cite Login Code box and paste it into the Write-N-Cite login screen. Don't copy the text from the image above - your login code is unique to your account!

What to do if direct export fails

We sometimes have trouble with the direct export feature which sends references from databases into RefWorks. If this happens, there are a few things you can try:

• Try logging out of your RefWorks account,. Go to the database and try the export again - you will have to log in to RefWorks again (use the My Institution's Credentials (Shibboleth) link).  

• If that doesn't work, try finding the same article in DISCOVER, and exporting from there - you'll need to add the article to a Folder, and then click the folder icon on the top red bar, select your article and click Export. 

• If all else fails, you can export the records as a file instead of a direct export - you can do this in either RIS or BibTex format. Save the file to your computer, log into RefWorks and choose References, then Import, choose whichever file format you used before in the Import Filter/Data Source drop-down menu, and choose your saved file to import. 

If you do find things aren't working properly, please let us know and we can try to get them fixed.