However, we recommend you to backup your EndNote libraries and Word documents before upgrading for prudent.
Upgrade to EndNote 20 will not affect the in-text citations you added in your Word document too. You will be able to access all the references in your existing EndNote libraries after upgrading.
Under “Programs”, select “Uninstall a program”.Search “Control Panel” via on the bottom left and open it.Simply download EndNote 20 from the Library webpage. You can install it without uninstalling the previous version EndNote. But you can also uninstall the previous version first before installing EndNote 20 if you wish with following steps: