## 5.3 Remove reference

You can always remove quoted references from the Word document. You only remove the reference from the Word document, the reference will remain in the EndNote library.

If it is a single reference then you can easily delete it, by selecting it and clicking the delete button.

If it is a reference to multiple sources, follow the next steps:

1. Select the reference you want to remove.
2. Go to the EndNote tab at the top.
3. Click 'Edit & Manage Citation(s)', a pop-up window will now appear showing the references in the Word document. The reference you have selected will be blue.
4. Then click on the arrow next to 'Edit reference' and choose 'Remove citation'.
5. Click on 'Ok'.
6. The reference will now be removed from the Word document.

Note! If the reference is there more than once, you only delete the reference you selected. It will remain in the other places in the Word document.

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