Once you have your documents in Mendeley, you can cite and reference them within Word and LibreOffice by installing plug-ins. Once installed, you will have tool bar buttons that will allow you to cite a document, generate a bibliography, or manually edit any entry.

Mendeley Cite speeds up the process of referencing when writing, giving researchers the tools to quickly and easily insert references from their Mendeley library directly into their Microsoft Word document. The Mendeley Cite add-in for Word, which can be used without having Mendeley Desktop open or even installed if your library is synced to. 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. Mendeley allows you to import citations and bibliographic information directly in to your Word document. (See installing the Word plug in).Depending on whether you're working on a Mac or Windows computer the location and look of the Mendeley plugin will be slightly different, though the functionality is the same.

Go to Tools > Install... and select the plugin you wish to add. (Word must be closed.)

When creating a paper, click on Insert Citation in the toolbar to cite a document from your Mendeley Library.

If you are using Word on Windows, a box will appear allowing you to search for references by author, title or year.

When you find the reference you want to cite, click OK and you're done. You can cite multiple references by using semicolons to separate them. You can also add page numbers to your reference.

To add a page number, highlight the reference and a box will appear that allows you to insert a page number (or chapter heading...).

If you need to edit this reference later on, do not change it in the Word file. Instead, highlight the citation (footnote, endnote, parenthtical documentation) and the Insert Citation button in the Mendeley Cite-O-Matic tab will change to Edit Citation. Click Edit Citation and the editing box will reappear.

If you prefer to find references using Mendeley Desktop, press the 'Go to Mendeley' button beneath the search box, which brings up Mendeley Desktop. Then select the document in Mendeley Desktop, and click Cite in the Mendeley Desktop Toolbar.

Again, you can cite multiple documents. Just hold the Ctrl key and left click the documents you want to cite.

You can select your preferred citation style in the drop down menu. Additional styles may be added to your list of installed styles. See the box below for instructions.

Generate the bibliography by clicking Insert Bibliography.

Mendeley allows you to import citations and bibliographic information directly in to your Word document. (See installing the Word plug in).

Depending on whether you're working on a Mac or Windows computer the location and look of the Mendeley plugin will be slightly different, though the functionality is the same.

For Windows users the plugin will appear in the References tab of MS Word.

For Mac users the plugin will appear in the Add-ins tab of MS Word.

Before you begin adding citations you will want to select a citation style. If your style does not appear in the existing list, click the 'More Styles' link at the end of the list. Mac users click the 'Choose Citation Style' link in the Add-ins toolbar.

Here you can search for your preferred style to add it to your style list.

To add a citation to your document first make sure you've selected your chosen citation format, then click the Insert Citation button. This is will bring up a search box which will allow you to search your existing citations.

The search function allows you to search any part of the citation, i.e. author, title, journal, etc...

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Click on the result you would like to cite and the properly formatted citation will be added to your paper.

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Example of an APA Citation.

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