You can add documents to Mendeley Reference Manager several other ways, including dragging and dropping PDFs already on your computer, creating an entry manually, and adding items from databases.
The above video and PDF show you how to add documents to Mendeley Reference Manager by downloading the citation from Scholar OneSearch and importing it into Mendeley Reference Manager. If you have not already signed into Mendeley in the browser you are using, it will ask you to log in to Mendeley before it adds your item to your library. When you are ready to import an item, you can click this button to add the item to your Mendeley library. The Web Importer button will be a small Mendeley icon that you can find in the top right hand corner of your browser. Once you click 'Install Web Importer', Mendeley will open a tab in your default browser and give you the option to select the browser where you would like to add in the Web Importer.
To install, click on 'Tools' and then install both tools. For best results, be sure to close out of Microsoft Word before installing Microsoft Cite. The Web Importer will allow you to easily import items into your Mendeley Library from the browser of your choice. Mendeley Cite will allow you to use your Mendeley library to create citations and bibliographies in Microsoft Word and Office 365. Once you've logged into Mendeley, you'll want to install both the Mendeley Cite and the Web Importer. If you have not registered, you can also register by clicking the 'Register' box in the lower left hand corner and following the steps above. It will prompt you to log in and select whether or not you want to stay logged in. Once you have registered for a Mendeley account, you can open up the desktop application. This cloud home page is designed to give you access to your Mendeley references wherever you are, regardless of whether the Mendeley Reference Manager app is installed on the computer you're using. From this page, you can access your library in the upper right hand corner of the page. Once you've completed registration, you will get to your online Mendeley cloud home page. After entering this information, you will have successfully created an account. Please note that the 'Stay signed in' button is checked by default, but you should not select this option if you are on a public computer.ħ. The next page will ask your name and for you to create a password. You can use either your personal or Northeastern email.Ħ. To register, start by entering your email. To use Mendeley, you have to create an account, and you can do this from either this page or the first time you open Mendeley on your computer.ĥ. Next, you'll be prompted to Register for Mendeley.
After clicking Download, you'll be directed to this screen where you will be prompted to begin the download process by clicking the Download button for your computer system.Ĥ. Click Download in the upper right hand corner.ģ. We’re not Mendeley experts, but we’ll do our best to help if we can.To download and install Mendeley, follow these steps:Ģ. If you have any further questions about how to use Mendeley, you’re welcome to leave a comment below. Have a question about how to use Mendeley?