
After a citation has been inserted, you may change the citation style using the Style drop-down box. After a reference has been selected, you have the option to add another reference to the same citation. References can also be added from Groups - just change the drop-down menu from My Library to one of your Groups. Click the Insert Citation button and search for references by author, title, or year from your Mendeley Library. 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). Place your cursor where you want the citation. To insert a citation using Microsoft Word: Once you have installed the citation plugin, you are ready to add citations to documents in MS Word or other word processing software. Each time you add a new in-text citation to your document, the reference will be automatically added to your reference list, in the correct order.See also Mendeley's Guide to Using the Citation Plugin select Suppress author, or add a page number, etc.Ĭlick Insert Bibliography to start building your Reference List. Click Edit Citation, the following box will pop up. If you would like to remove an author from an in-text citation or add a page number to an in-text citation, click the in-text citation in your document, the Insert Citation button in the Mendeley Word plug-in bar will change to Edit Citation:. Then go back to your Word document and click the Refresh button on the Mendeley Word plug-in bar to update these citations.
spelling mistakes, incorrect capitalisation etc.), the best way to remedy this is to correct the details in your Mendeley library first.
If you notice mistakes in your in-text citations or reference list (e.g.The in-text citation should now be inserted into your document. You can also click the Go To Mendeley button to go to your Mendeley library.Click OK to insert this citation in your document.Search for the relevant reference using the search box, or click Go To Mendeley to select a citation from your Mendeley library.Click Insert Citation from the Mendeley Word plug-in bar.Place a cursor at the end of a sentence where you want to insert an in-text citation.
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On your Word document, click References to find a Mendeley Cite-O-Matic section. You can select citations from your desktop Mendeley and insert them as in-text citations in your Word document.