Install the Word Plugin to use Mendeley with Word (available for Mac and PC). First make sure that all instances of any Microsoft applications are closed. Open Mendeley Desktop and click on Tools, Install MS Word Plugin. Adding Citations to a Word Document: (windows, see above for Mac). From Mendeley Desktop, click ‘Install MS Word Plugin’ and Mendeley will do the rest. The plug-in works not only for MS Word, but also for LibreOffice. Once the plug-in has been installed, you will see it in your word processing program. Learn more about the Mendeley Plug-In feature and adding citations in the Mendeley Minute below.
Mendeley is a set of tools designed to help you gather and organize PDFs, cite references accurately when you write, and share documents with groups.
- Set up your Mendeley account on the web, download the desktop application (Microsoft Windows, Mac, Linux) on any number of computers, and install the app on your mobile devices (iOS, Android). Sync your Mendeley library between all your workspaces.
- Install the brand-new citation tool, Mendeley Cite compatible with Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Word versions 2016 and above and with the Microsoft Word app for iPad®.
- If you are using an earlier version of Word, you can use the existing Mendeley Citation Plugin for Word available with Mendeley Desktop. The Word Plugin is compatible with Windows Word 2007, 2010, 2013; Mac Word 2011, 2016; and LibreOffice.
- Install the Web Importer to save citations from databases.
A free Mendeley account provides:
- Personal Web Space with 2GB of storage space (about 2,000 to 8,300 PDFs depending on the size of the PDF).
- Shared Web Space to create up to 5 private groups with a maximum of 25 people per group.
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The Mendeley Support site is a great place to look more information on all aspects of the program.