One of the great built-in features in Mendeley is without a doubt the citation plugin for your word processor of choice. We currently support most of popular word processors such as MS word (Mac and Windows), OpenOffice, Neo Office, and Libre Office. We’re continuously working to improve the efficiency and general user interface of this plugin because we feel it is an important component within Mendeley Desktop and your overall research workflow.

That being said, I’d like to touch on a small aspect that many Mendeley citation plugin users are probably unaware of. If you add multiple citations at the same time, the appropriate citation style is used for such situations. For example, if you were citing 3 articles and they were the 3rd, 4th and 5th citations added, they’d probably be added as follows 3-5 (if using a numeric inline citation style format like “Nature Genetics”.). However, if you went in to the document and wanted to add another reference in that bundle, it would show up as 3-5 6. That is not good.
Quick solution? Delete the citations and add all four together. Which would mean remembering which reference they were, selecting all four and adding them in again.

Better solution? Merge the citations! Just select the 3-5 and 6 citation and then go to your citation plugin options in your word processor and select Merge citations. The end result should be 3-6. No need to go track down the references again. Just select, merge. Done.

Check out this quick 2 minute video showcasing our Word plugin:

Here are the previous eight entries in our How-to series:

Revolutionizing the way you do research! For individual researchers, teams and groups. Download Mendeley Desktop for Mac OS X. Features and Highlights Quick and simple installation Once you download the Mendeley reference manager, you can install the Word Plugin in 3 clicks. Hey presto – you are ready to create your bibliography. Installing Mendeley Desktop (Mac) 1. Create an account on the Mendeley website. After registering your account, click on the arrow beside your name in the upper right-hand corner. Click 'Download' from the drop-down menu. Select 'Download Mendeley Desktop for Mac.' Download Mendeley Desktop for macOS. MacOS 10.10 (Yosemite), 10.11 (El Capitan), 10.12 (Sierra), 10.13 (High Sierra) See release notes. Register while downloading. It’s free and fast. To use Mendeley you’ll need to register. If your download didn't start, click here.

Get ready for a new and improved reference management experience.

As part of our plans to help researchers manage their references more efficiently, all Mendeley Web Libraries have migrated to the new Mendeley Reference Manager.

Your Web Library has automatically migrated, and you can now access all the features of the new system.

The new Mendeley Reference Manager offers you:

• A cloud-based library that automatically syncs so your changes are instantly accessible across locations, devices and Mendeley tools such as the desktop app and Mendeley Cite
• Identical functionality and appearance across Mendeley Reference Manager online and desktop that will allow you to seamlessly switch between the two versions
• Offline mode that ensures you can continue working wherever you are, and be confident that changes to your library will auto-sync when you’re back online
• New features and functionality to help make managing your references even simpler, such as the new Mendeley Notebook which helps you collate all your highlights and notes from multiple PDFs
• A highly stable platform that will be regularly updated with new and improved features in response to your needs and changes in technology

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The desktop version of the new Mendeley Reference Manager is also available to download. Find out more and download it here! Please note, however, that Mendeley Desktop is still available for use should you wish to keep using that version.

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We’re thrilled to bring you this new and improved reference management solution. Remember to sign in and check out your library’s new home.

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For any questions about this migration and the new Mendeley Reference Manager, visit the Mendeley Support Center.