
Furthermore, some publishers demand to remove field code before submitting manuscript. It is due to the incompatibility word processor and citation software. It is recommended to remove the field codes before you share the document with someone who may be not familiar or not using mendeley. When field codes removed, all citations and references are saved as text. Field codes allow Mendeley to format cutation and referneces in your document. Removing Field Codes What is field codes?įield codes are some hidden coding entered into a word document by Mendeley.

In order to draw individual citations, entered through mendeley ,into one bracket, we need to merge them all. Often you will be referring to multiple sources in one sentence, hence would require multiple citation.

If you would like to add a page number, provide the information in the page text box.Click on "suppress author" name checkbox.A new text box will appear with the citation information.The "insert citation" button on toolbar now will change to "Edit citation".To delete or edit an in-text citation added through mendeley,

Click on the Cite from the Mendeley desktop tool bar.Select the required reference from your Mendeley library.The selected citation will be added in to your document.Choose the required citation and click on OK.In the search bar, look for the reference you want to insert in your work.Go to Reference tab in the MS word document.

Mendeley plugin in MS word support two ways to add citations and references. Zotero should insert the formatted citations used in your manuscript.*NOTE*: Due to security reasons, the word plug-in will not work on University managed devices, including UCQ laptops. When you have completed your manuscript, position your cursor where you would like to insert your formatted references and click Add/Edit Bibliography. From the classic view, you would then click on your desired reference and click the OK button. If you would rather scroll through your Zotero library, you can use the drop down menu next to the Zotero icon to switch to classic view. If you know any details about the reference you want to insert, such as author name, you can start typing it into the box and Zotero should start pulling up a list of choices that you can click on and insert in your paper (see first picture below). When you click on Add/Edit Citation in Zotero, a red search box will pop up. You do have to open your Zotero desktop client first before you can insert citations into your Word document. Zotero's plug-in will typically install a tab in Microsoft Word's task bar along the top.
