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.

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

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'.

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.

To install an in-text citation:

• Point your cursor where you want to add the citation
• Click ‘Insert or Edit Citation’ A new window will pop up

• Type in the name of the author, part of the title, or the year of the citation and Mendeley will show you a list of matches from your library.

• Select the article or book, and click ‘ok’ to automatically cite that text in Word

If you can’t remember the author or title of the article you’re looking for, or if you’d like to browse your library for more references, you can click ‘Go To Mendeley’ in the Citation pop-up.

This button will open up your Mendeley Desktop, with one small difference. There will now be a temporary button in the top bar that says ‘Cite’. Select your reference from the list, and click ‘Cite’ to have Mendeley insert the citation and take you back to your Word document.

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Please note that you can only add citations from Mendeley Desktop, not Mendeley Web. Also, The Style dropdown box will not display a bibliographic style until you have inserted your first citation.