If you wish to view your word count without the total including your in-text citations, you will need to apply a blank Endnote output style. This will make it appear as though your in-text citations and bibliography have been removed from your document.

Blank styles are not included in EndNote, you can create one yourself, or use the Word Count Style we have created and linked below. We recommend making a back up of your document before applying the blank style.

Create the blank style yourself:

• In EndNote navigate to Tools>Output styles>New style...
• In the New Style window select File>Save as and give the blank style a name, e.g. "word count style" or "blank style"
• Press save. The style should now be stored in EndNote*
• Navigate to Tools> output styles and select your new style from the list
• In your Word document, select your new style in the EndNote tab. This will update your document hiding the citations from your Word Count. 

*If you are using a campus PC or Laptop you may be unable to save your new style, this is because you need admin rights to make changes to files stored in C: drive. However, you can create an EndNote Styles Folder in another suitable location (such as your H: drive) and point EndNote to this new folder instead. To do this: In your EndNote Library go to Edit > Preferences > Folder locations then select your new Style Folder location.

Use the Word Count Style provided:

To apply this style, you'll need to download it and save it in your EndNote Styles folder:

• Click on the style below to download the file.  
• Browse to the location where you downloaded the style. Right-click on the style file and select copy.
• Browse to your EndNote Styles folder. 
  • If you are using your own device, this will typically be in following location: C:\Program Files\EndNote #\Styles (Where # is the version number for EndNote)
  • If you are using a campus PC or Laptop and are unable to save the style to the folder in C:\ (e.g. if you need Admin rights to do so), you can create an EndNote Styles Folder in another suitable location (such as your H: drive) and point EndNote to this new folder instead. To do this: In your EndNote Library go to Edit > Preferences > Folder locations then select your new Style Folder location.
• Paste the style into your style folder. Your style should now be installed in the EndNote program.
• Navigate to Tools> output styles and select your new style from the list
• In your Word document, select your new style in the EndNote tab. This will update your document hiding the citations from your Word Count. 

If you need further help with this topic please contact Clarivate's EndNote Support team.