Mendeley Software For Mac



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 the Mendeley cloud, allows you to insert individual or multiple references and automatically create a bibliography from the citations you've inserted. Please Note: Mendeley Cite is currently in beta. What is Mendeley Desktop for Mac Mendeley Desktop is a free research-management tool for desktop and Web, designed for managing and sharing research papers, discovering research data, and collaborating online. It combines Mendeley Desktop, a PDF and reference management application, with Mendeley Web, an online social network for researchers.

Add References

In the Desktop:

  • Option 1: Watched Folders
    • In 'Preferences' or 'Options' go to the 'Watched Folders' tab. You can set Mendeley up to see whenever you download a new PDF to a folder. Note: We do not recommend Watching your Downloads folder, as Mendeley will attempt to import anything it finds there.
  • Option 2: Import Files and Folders
    • Drag and drop a PDF file or folder of PDFs into the desktop application. Mendeley will extract citation information for that file.
  • Option 3: Enter Data Manually
    • Click the drop-down arrow beside the 'Add' icon or go to 'File > Add Entry Manually' to bring up the dialog box to import a file manually. Note: if you have a PubMed ID or digital object identifier (DOI), you can normally use the magnifying glass tool to auto-populate the fields.

On the Web:

  • Use the Mendeley Web Importer, available for many modern browsers

Note: for each of these methods, the data Mendeley can scrape from a PDF depends on how clean the source data is — garbage in, garbage out!

Write a Paper (in Word)

Mac

Depending on your version of Mendeley, the Word toolbar might appear under either 'References' or 'Add-ins'.

  • Mendeley should install and update the Word plugin by default. Check by visiting 'Tools > Install Word Plugin'.
  • In Word, put the cursor where you would like a citation to appear.
  • Click 'Insert or Edit Citation' and look up a paper. Additional options for page numbers and other material in the parentheses can be found by clicking on the 'Lastname Year' in the text box.
  • Another option is to select 'Go to Mendeley' in the dialog box, look for the citation, and send the citation to Word.
    • This process is not obvious!
      • After you click 'Go to Mendeley,' two new buttons will appear in the icon panel between Sync and Help.
      • Once you select the citation(s), click the 'quotes' icon.
  • To add page numbers, you can edit the citation and pull up the additional options in the same way as the previous bullet.

Create a Bibliography

Option 1: Use the Word plugin

  • Click 'Insert Bibliography'. Note: You can change your citation style in the Mendeley toolbar or find more tools.

Option 2: Use a folder

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If you are coming into Mendeley at the last minute and would prefer not to use the Word plugin (or have a different word processor), the best way to get your references into your bibliography is to create a folder in Mendeley.

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  • Drag and drop your references into your folder.
  • Navigate to that folder, select one of the references, and then click CTRL+A (for PC users) or Command+A (for Mac users) to copy the reference.
  • Right-click to pull up the menu and click 'Copy As > Formatted Citation'.
  • You can now paste that text into your document.

Note: You will need to make sure that you are using the correct citation style before creating your bibliography frpm a folder. Citation styles can be found within 'View > Citation Style'.

Mendeley and LaTeX

Mendeley has many helpful features for citing in LaTeX:

  • In 'Preferences' or 'Options', navigate to the BibTeX tab.
  • Ensure that 'Escape Special Characters' is selected.
  • You can also use journal abbreviations or set up Mendeley to sync a .bib file to a specific folder.
  • To copy .bib-formatted entries manually to paste into a .bib file (or into an online editor such as ShareLaTeX or Overleaf), first create a folder for your references.
    • Drag and drop relevant references into that folder.
    • Navigate to that folder, select one of the references, and then click CTRL+A (for PC/Linux users) or Command+A (for Mac users).
    • Right-click to pull up the menu and click 'Copy As > BibTeX entry'.
    • You can paste that text into your .bib file.
  • More information on citing in LaTeX is available on the Bib Your TeX guide.

Mendeley also provides a Web Importer tool which allows you to import citations, and sometimes the full text article, directly from your browser in to your library.

To install the plugin from the Mendeley app click Tools >> Install Web Importer.

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Depending on which browser you use the importer will be in a different location but regardless of the browser it will function the same.

In Chrome and Firefox the plugin appears in the upper right corner of your browser, while for Safari and Edge users, the Mendeley plugin shows up in the bookmarks or favorites bar.

Example of Chrome Plugin

Browser Security Conflicts

Sometimes there is a conflict with your browser's security settings and the plugin. Follow the steps below to resolve this issue:

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Chrome
Click 'Customise' (three black lines on the top right of the screen), and then 'Settings'. Click 'Show Advanced Settings' at the bottom of the page, then click 'Content Settings...' under 'Privacy'. Then, under 'Cookies' click 'Manage exceptions...' and allow mendeley.com, then click 'Done'.

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Mozilla Firefox
Click the Menu button at the top right and click 'Options'. Then, under the 'Privacy' tab, either set the 'History' drop down option to 'Use custom settings for history' tick 'Accept Third Party Cookies'. Add www.mendeley.com to the 'Exceptions' box. Click 'Save Changes' to save.
For more information you can have a look at Mozilla Firefox's page on enabling and disabling cookies.