Friday 10 August 2007

EndNote with Windows Vista

Endnote 9 has known incompatibilities with Word 2007. The full story is available from the EN support site.
The crucial problem is the non-appearance of the Word toolbar.
The fix for this is to put these two files (zipped here) into the Word Startup folder (as described in help site).
The real problem is that Windows hides many files by default including the directory you need for this.
You can find out how to unhide Vista files and folders at:
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/1269/vista_show_unhide_file_extensions
This is a crucial step in helping Vista users with Endnote.
Note: I have noted some variations with location and arrangement of icons on the Vista Explorer toolbar, but the functions are all there if you look carefully.