Research Guides: Mendeley: Mendeley Cite

Editing a reference in a citation

Select the citation you wish to edit, then select the reference pill you want to edit in the edit panel in Mendeley Cite.
You can add values to specific reference attributes from here, provide a prefix/suffix, and suppress the author name. Any edits you make will be applied to your document.

Advanced: The Citation Style Editor

Start editing your citation styles with the open source Citation Style Editor. The CSL editor in Mendeley allows you to edit an existing citation style or create a new style. You can then save and download your style for your use and foster collaboration by sharing the style with colleagues.

To get started, we recommend this tutorial.

Mendeley with LaTeX and Overleaf

Mendeley is compatible with LaTeX and Overleaf (formerly WriteLaTeX).

Mendeley with BibTeX (from MIT Libraries) MIT's guide offers a good overview.
Mendeley and Overleaf You can connect to your Mendeley account from Overleaf to import your entire Mendeley reference library.
Overleaf and Mendeley Groups How to manage shared references in Overleaf with Mendeley Groups.

Getting Started

The Mendeley Cite add-in for Microsoft® Word allows you to insert references from your Mendeley library into your Word document, change your citation style, and generate a bibliography—all without leaving your document.

You can use Mendeley Cite to:

Search for references in your Mendeley library and insert them into the document you're working on.
Select and insert individual or multiple references at once.
Create a bibliography of all the references you've cited.
Change to any of your preferred citation styles in just a few clicks.
You can Cite without having Mendeley Reference Manager open or even installed—once you sign in to Mendeley Cite, your Mendeley library is downloaded from the cloud.
Keep sight of your Word document at all times - Mendeley Cite opens as a separate panel in Word alongside your document window, not over it.

Find out more: https://www.mendeley.com/guides/mendeley-cite

Insert citations

Mendeley Cite is a new product (see Release Notes).

Once installed, Mendeley Cite can be accessed via the 'References' tab on the Ribbon in Word.
Position your cursor where you want to insert a citation in your document. Select the reference(s) you wish to insert from the' References' tab in Mendeley Cite and choose ‘Insert citation.’

Inserting a bibliography

Position the cursor where you want the bibliography to appear in your document, select the 'More' menu in Mendeley Cite, and select the ‘Insert Bibliography’ button.
Your bibliography will automatically reorder and restructure once you add a citation.

Choosing and changing citation styles

Select a new style by going to the 'Citation Style' tab in the Mendeley Cite.
The tab displays a list of all the citation styles you have installed. To change a style, select it, and then 'Update citation style.'
If the style you need isn’t listed, you can select another. Your top 10 list will automatically update with your new selections, alphabetically.
You can upload your style directly into Mendeley Cite if you need to use a custom citation style.

Refreshing references

Select the 'More' menu in Mendeley Cite and select the 'Refresh References' button in the drop-down menu.
Mendeley Cite will update all references in your document and the bibliography with any changes you have made in your Mendeley library.
You can also use this function to update the bibliography if you have deleted citations within the document having already inserted a bibliography

Still Using Mendeley's Cite-O-Matic?

Insert a citation

Once you have installed the citation plugin, you can add citations to documents in MS Word or other word-processing software. To insert a citation using Microsoft Word:

Place your cursor where you want the citation.
Depending on your version of MS Word: Select the References tab and locate the Mendeley Cite-O-Matic options (PC), or look for the Mendeley toolbar or Mendeley menu (Mac).
Click the Insert Citation button and search for references by author, title, or year from your Mendeley Library. References can also be added from Groups - change the drop-down menu from My Library to one of your Groups.
After selecting a reference, you can add another reference to the same citation. When done, click OK.
Once a citation has been inserted, you can easily adapt it to your specific requirements by changing the citation style using the Style drop-down box.

Create a Bibliography

After adding at least one citation to your document, place your cursor where you want your bibliography, then select the Insert Bibliography option. Click the Refresh option to update the bibliography as you add more citations.