In Windows:

1. Make a backup of your document.



2. In Word 2007 with Endnote X1/X2, go to the EndNote tab and choose the "Convert Citations and Bibliography > Convert to Unformatted Citations" command.
   
   In Word 2007 with Endnote X or earlier, go to the Add-Ins tab and choose the "EndNote > Unformat Citations" command.
   
   In Word 2000/XP/2003 go to the Tools Menu and select "EndNote > Unformat Citations" command.
   
   This will remove the reference list and revert the citations.



3. Press [Ctrl]+A on the keyboard to highlight everything.



4. Press [Ctrl]+6 (above the "T" and "Y" key) to remove any additional hidden field codes.



5. Press [Ctrl]+C to copy the highlighted text.



6. Open a new document and press [Ctrl]+V to paste.

You should now be able to format this cleaned up version of the document without running into problems.

Please note that you may get the "EndNote Select Matching Reference" dialog box when formatting the bibliography. This may be because you have modified the author name or the year in one of the references. Please click here for information on how to resolve this.

On a Mac:

1. Make a backup of your document.



2. Choose the "Tools > EndNote > Unformat Citations" command, which will remove the reference list and revert the citations.



3. Press [Apple]+A on the keyboard to highlight everything.



4. Press [Apple]+6 (above the "T" and "Y" key) to remove any additional hidden field codes.



5. Press [Apple]+C to copy the highlighted text.



6. Open a new document and press [Apple]+V to paste.

You should now be able to format this cleaned up version of the document without running into problems.

Please note that you may get the "EndNote Select Matching Reference" dialog box when formatting the bibliography. This may be because you have modified the author name or the year in one of the references. Please click here for information on how to resolve this.