Last Updated on October 10, 2020
Go to one of the site accordingly, drop down the Add-on list, choose a desired add-on, and click on Free Download button.If the add-on you downloaded is.msi package,please double. Install editing add-ins. You can buy add-ins that are designed to work in Microsoft Word. Some add-ins can automate many editing and document clean-up tasks.
For those of you who want to use Mendeley as a citation software, but don’t know how to install it, this article will help you to install it easily. Mendeley is well-liked by many writers. Because one of the advantages is that you can use it for free, aka free of charge.
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Mendeley has two types of platforms namely Web-based and Desktop-based. But, it requires users to sign up or register first before using this application. The benefit of having an account at Mendeley is that the data or paper that we put in Mendeley will be stored in the cloud. Therefore, it can be accessed through a computer or laptop or an application on a smartphone.
Here are the steps you need to do to install Mendeley:
Download and Install Mendeley
To download Mendeley, please visit Mendeley’s official website and select the Download menu. Mendeley provides three operating systems on PCs that are compatible with this software, such as Windows 7, 8 and 10 (Version 1803), macOS, and Linux. Usually, Mendeley’s website can immediately recognize the type of operating system you’re using. Then, recommend the software to be downloaded. More detail about the download link shown in Figure 2.
Next, install the software that you have been downloaded. Then, wait for about one to 5 minutes until Mendeley has finished installing. Because it’s free, you don’t need to enter any serial key.
Log in to Mendeley Desktop
The first step that must be done before you can use Mendeley Desktop is to log in. Enter your email and password to start using Mendeley Desktop. The display of the Mendeley Desktop Login page shown in Figure 4.
If you don’t have a Mendeley account, you must Register or Sign Up first. The way is to click the Register button in the lower-left corner. Then you will be directed to register via the Mendeley website. Next, enter the email you registered as an account and follow the next registration step. The display of the Mendeley register page shown in Figure 4.
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After completing registration, you will have a Mendeley account on the web and that account will sync with the account that we have on Mendeley Desktop. After having an account you can log in by entering the email and password that you created when registering (See Figure 2). The detail is shown in Figure 5.
Import File to Mendeley
If you can enter Mendeley Desktop, the first step you need to do is insert a paper file, book, or other sources that you will refer to. You can see in the initial appearance of Mendeley Desktop. It has been explained how to import files. You just need to select the Import Document or Library
button then select the file you want to add. Besides documents, you also can import libraries from Endnotes, XML, BibTex, RIS, and others. See Figure 6 for more detail.
Note:
You can add more files after logging in. The way is easiest, that is select the Add File Icon
or follow the instruction in Add and Create
comment box. After that select the reference you want to add to Mendeley. See Figure 7 for more detail.
Install Mendeley Citation Plugin for Microsoft Word
The main benefit of Mendeley is it can cite the references quickly. So, you don’t need to type references at the end of the paper or thesis manually. Other than that, the software provides a plugin for integration into Microsoft Word. But, the plugin is not automatically installed. You need to install it manually. Just follow the instructions here when you first log in to Mendeley and select >> Install Now
. For more detail see Figure 8.
Note:
If you skip this step and haven’t had the time to install the Microsoft Word plugin, you can follow these steps: Select Tools
menu >> Install MS Word Plugin
. For more information see Figure 9.
Note: Close all Microsoft Word applications when installing the Mendeley MS Word Plugin.
Then, you can start doing citations with Mendeley.
Read Also: Tutorial on Insert Citation and Bibliography Using Mendeley Desktop
Troubleshooting
Unable to install the Microsoft Word Plugin
For those who unable to install the Microsoft Word Plugin, Mendeley was not able to find MS word, ActiveX runtime error 429, or other errors when installing the plugin, you might be able to use one of the following methods.
Method 1
This is the easiest method. I assume the Mendeley already installed on your computer. Then:[1]
- Open Ms. Word, click
File
>Options
>Add-Ins
- At the bottom, in the
Manage
option, selectWord Add-ins
, then clickGo...
- After that, on the
Templates
tab, in the Global templates and add-ins option, clickAdd...
- Go to C:Program Files (x86)Mendeley DesktopwordPlugin
- Select “Mendeley-x.xx.x.dotm” file (xx is the plugin version), then click
Open
- Then on the
Templates
tab, when the Mendeley file loaded, clickOK
. - After that, try to check
References
menu, whether theMendeley Cite-O-Matic
menu already exists.
Method 2
Before starting, we need to display hidden files and folders in settings. In the menu of Windows Explorer, click View
-> Options
-> Change folder and search options
-> select the View
tab -> Hidden files and folders
-> select Show hidden files, folders, and drives
). Then:[2]
- First, uninstall the Mendeley Desktop from your computer.
- Download the latest version of Mendeley from the Mendeley site (if you haven’t it)
- Reinstall the latest version of Mendeley Desktop
- Then open Mendeley, click
tool
->install MS word plugin
- After that, please open C:Users[YourUserName]AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWordStartup. Or you can search on C:Program Files (x86)Mendeley DesktopwordPlugin
- Copy the “Mendeley-x.xx.x.dotm” file (xx is the plugin version)
- Then paste it in C:Users[YourUserName]AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWordAutostart
- After that, open Ms. Word, try to check
References
menu, whether theMendeley Cite-O-Matic
menu already exists.
Method 3
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- First, uninstall the Mendeley Desktop from your computer.
- Download the latest version of Mendeley from the Mendeley site (if you haven’t it)
- Reinstall the latest version of Mendeley Desktop
- Then open Mendeley, click
tool
->install MS word plugin
- Then, click again
tool
->uninstall MS word plugin
(we need this process) - After that, please open C:Program Files (x86)Mendeley DesktopwordPlugin
- Copy the “Mendeley-x.xx.x.dotm” file (xx is the plugin version)
- Then paste it in C:Users[YourUserName]AppDataRoamingMicrosoftAddIns (the user name on your computer)
- Then, again, open Mendeley, click
tool
->install MS word plugin
- After that, open Ms. Word, try to check
References
menu, whether theMendeley Cite-O-Matic
menu already exists.
Insert citation button missing
When installing the Mendeley word plugin, the Mendeley menu successfully appears in Microsoft Word. But when Microsoft Word was restarted, the Insert Citation
button is missing. If you experience this, then you could try the following method:[3]
- Click the
File
menu >Options
- Select
Trust Center
>Trust Center Settings ...
- Select
Enable all macros
then clickOK
- Restart the Microsoft Word
But there is a risk using this method. If the Word file has a harmful macro script, it can have an impact on your computer. So you may need to check the file using antivirus before opening in Microsoft Word.
The api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1.0.dll is missing
When installing the Mendeley Desktop, it completes successfully. But you may see an error when opening the Mendeley Desktop, such as “the program can't start because api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1.0.dll is missing from your computer
“.
If it is the case, then you need to download the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio as follows:[4]
- x86: vc_redist.x86.exe
- x64: vc_redist.x64.exe
Then install both of them. However, if your computer is 32bit, you may need to install only the x86 version.
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References
- K. Teponnou, “How to fix ‘ Unable to install the Mendeley MS word plugin’ in few clicks.,” Youtube, Nov. 10, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtzaHWd4d6U (accessed Mar. 19, 2018).
- S. Bohman, “Installation of Microsoft Word plugin in Mendeley,” Samuel Bohmans’ Blog, Dec. 17, 2012. https://samboh.blogs.dsv.su.se/2012/12/17/mendeley-install-ms-word-plugin/ (accessed Feb. 04, 2020).
- L. Henckel, “The Answer of ‘Why did the Mendeley insert citation button disappear?,’” ResearchGate, Dec. 05, 2019. https://www.researchgate.net/post/SOLVED_Why_did_the_Mendeley_insert_citation_button_disappear (accessed Jul. 11, 2020).
- Microsoft, “The latest supported Visual C++ downloads,” Microsoft Support, Jul. 08, 2019. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads (accessed Jul. 11, 2020).