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Mendeley

This guide provides on overview of how to use Mendeley to create a personal database of references that can be inserted into documents created with Word.

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

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