One of the great built-in features in Mendeley is without a doubt the citation plugin for your word processor of choice. We currently support most of popular word processors such as MS word (Mac and Windows), OpenOffice, Neo Office, and Libre Office. We’re continuously working to improve the efficiency and general user interface of this plugin because we feel it is an important component within Mendeley Desktop and your overall research workflow.
- If you are currently a Mendeley Desktop user, you will have already noticed that it comes with built-in plug-ins for Microsoft Word and OpenOffice Writer. These plug-ins are really useful for adding citations to your Word/Writer documents and build your bibliography dynamically.
- Make sure you are on the latest version of Word: Click 'Help'. Click 'Check for updates.' Uninstall the Mendeley Word plugin. Restart your machine. Reinstall the Mendeley Word plugin. If this doesn't resolve the issue, please click here.
That being said, I’d like to touch on a small aspect that many Mendeley citation plugin users are probably unaware of. If you add multiple citations at the same time, the appropriate citation style is used for such situations. For example, if you were citing 3 articles and they were the 3rd, 4th and 5th citations added, they’d probably be added as follows 3-5 (if using a numeric inline citation style format like “Nature Genetics”.). However, if you went in to the document and wanted to add another reference in that bundle, it would show up as 3-5 6. That is not good.
Quick solution? Delete the citations and add all four together. Which would mean remembering which reference they were, selecting all four and adding them in again.
Quick solution? Delete the citations and add all four together. Which would mean remembering which reference they were, selecting all four and adding them in again.
Choose (Linux / Mac / Windows) and download Mendeley Desktop. Install Web Importer. Install Mendeley Plugin. (Microsoft Word). Ensure your word processor is closed before attempting to install the plugin. Open Mendeley Desktop. Mac OSX: Mendeley will detect which word processor(s) you have installed, so the options available to you may vary. The citation tool installs very quickly and will confirm once it. Cite as you write Generate citations and bibliographies in a whole range of journal styles with just a few clicks. For your convenience, we've made sure Mendeley's Citation Plugin is compatible with Word (including Word for Mac) and LibreOffice.
Better solution? Merge the citations! Just select the 3-5 and 6 citation and then go to your citation plugin options in your word processor and select Merge citations. The end result should be 3-6. No need to go track down the references again. Just select, merge. Done.
Check out this quick 2 minute video showcasing our Word plugin:
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- What can I do if I'm having issues with the Word Plugin? If you're having issues with the Word plugin, please try the troubleshooting steps below.The Word plugin for Mendeley doesn't support the Office 365 click-to-run version of WordHow Make sure you are on the latest version of Word: Click...
- How do I fully uninstall the Word Plugin? Ensure you have quit Microsoft Word first. Open Mendeley Desktop and from the Tools menu select 'Uninstall MS Word Plugin'. Upon reopening Word, you'll find the plugin is no longer loaded.
- How do I install the citation plugin? You will need to have installed Mendeley Desktop. Ensure your word processor is closed before attempting to install the plugin. Open Mendeley Desktop Open the Tools Menu and select the appropriate option.Windows:Mac OSX:Mendeley will detect...