Digital Learning Launchpad

Khon Kaen University Library

Citation

Mendeley

 How to create account to use Mendeley

  • go to Mendeley to create account
  • click Create a Free account
  • fill your KKUMail and click Continue
  • fill your information and create your password (with 8 characters a mix of number, lowercase, uppercase letters and 1 symbol and click Register)

 How to download Mendeley

How to download Mendeley Desktop
  • go to Mendeley for download
  • click Solutions
  • click Mendeley Desktop
  • click Download now
  • select your operation and click to download
  • following step from clip below
  • if installed finished Mendeley Desktop will appeared and log in with your account
     
    How to install Web Importer : use Chrome for install
  • on Mendeley Desktop click Tools and select Install Web Importer
  • click Get Web Importer for Chrome
  • click Add to Chrome and Add extension
  • if installed finished icon Web Importer will appeared near address box
     
    How to install MS Word Plugin : close all MS Word before install
  • on Mendeley Desktop click Tools and select Install MS Word Plugin
  • click OK
  • if installed finished icon Mendeley will appeared on Reference tap on MS Word

 How to insert citation and bibliography

How to insert citation
  • insert citation by place cursor where you need to insert citation
  • click Insert Citation on Reference tap and click Go To Mendeley
  • on Mendeley Desktop click to select reference or press hold CTRL key if the selected is not close and click Cite
How to insert bibliography
  • insert bibliography by place cursor where you need to insert bibliography
  • click Insert Bibliography on Reference tap

 How to change and edit citation style

How to change citation style by select style
  • click Style
  • select your style
How to change citation style by select journal reference format
  • click Style
  • click More Styles
  • click Get More Styles Tap
  • type name of journal
  • click name of journal that you need
  • click use this style/installed
  • back to Installed Tap
  • click name of journal that you need again
  • click use this style
  • click done

 How to save file

How to save file for edit later
  • on your MS word >> click File
  • click Save As
  • click Browse >> select place where you need to save your file
  • name your file that you can understand that file is connect with Mendeley, so you can come back to this file to edit citation later
How to save file for send to anybody and they can open to read
  • on your MS word >> click Reference tap
  • click Export as >> select Without Mendeley Fields
  • name your file, that you understand that file is not connect with Mendeley. You cannot back to this file to edit citation but you can send this file to anybody to open to read it