

To highlight multiple references, hold down the Ctrl or Command keys while you click on references. In Mendeley Desktop, highlight the references that you wish to insert.

You can also search for references from within your Mendeley library by clicking Go to Mendeley. Select a reference, then either search for additional references or click OK. In the box that appears, enter text (author's last name, year, title, keyword, etc.) to search for references in your library. Insert citation in Microsoft Word for Windows The floating Mendeley tool bar will appear select Insert or Edit Citation from this toolbar. Alternatively, select View > Toolbars > Mendeley Toolbar.

Continue adding citations for all references within your paper.These changes can be undone by clicking within the parenthetical and clicking the Undo button in the Cite-o-Matic. Word will prompt you to save the changes or revert to the "standard" format - typically (Author Year). Once you have added an item, you can edit it by adding/deleting information within the citation.You can also select the "Go To Mendeley" button to select the citation within the Mendeley program. You may search by typing all or part of an item's title, author, or publication date. Search for your citation in the pop-up screen.Select the icon to "Insert Citation." This will launch a formatting box as shown above.You should see a set of icons representing the Mendeley Toolbar. Go to the "Reference" section of the Word menu/ribbon and look at the "Cite-o-Matic" section.Open a new or existing document in Word and locate a section where you want to add an in-text citation from your Mendeley Library.How to insert Mendeley citations into a research paper in Word This will install the Mendeley Cite-o-Matic, as shown below (in Word).

(in the example above, MS Word is installed on the computer)
