How to use Mendeley Desktop, Web Importer & MS Word Plugin (Full Tutorial)

NB: View our updated Mendeley tutorial here: • How To Use Mendeley 20...
Learn how to use Mendeley Desktop, Web Importer & MS Word Plugin to manage your references and citations with ease. This tutorial walks you through the process step by step, from installation to citation in Word.
Covered in this video:
00:00 Intro & Overview
00:45 - Installation & Setup
01:35 - Reference Building
06:27 - Citation & Bibliography Creation
08:51 - Inserting a reference list
09:25 - Recap
Installation & Setup:
- How to install Mendeley Desktop
- How to install Mendeley Web Importer
- How to install the Mendeley MS Word Plugin
Tutorial - Reference Building:
- How to populate Mendeley using drag & drop
- How to populate Mendeley using Mendeley literature search
- How to populate Mendeley using Web Importer
- How to populate Mendeley using manual entry
Tutorial - Citation & Bibliography Creation:
- How to change the reference style in Word
- How to add new reference styles in Word
- How to insert citations in Word
- How to edit citations to give the author the leading voice
- How to create a reference list/bibliography
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[@festnotfirst]

I literally put my hands on my head when he inserted the bibliography. Obviously, I've been doing it manually making things difficult for myself. Thanks for the video

[@snsf14]

my mouth dropped damn

[@memmmmmwooooooo4241]

yes!!!! that was my reaction as well.

[@Deborah28277]

SAME!!! This will be so helpful. Now I have to find how to tell Mendeley to update my references if I remove a citation. Anyone know?

[@sunnygibbs925]

😂

[@Amba_Aradam]

Did your universities show you these programs? Mine didn't, and it's such a shame, lot of tedious work and time that could have been saved so easily. The ability to use this software really should become a part of the curriculum.

[@ugochiegbeagu9784]

Thanks Derek. Your tutorial just made referencing so easy. This is time saving. No more manual/analogue method of referencing

[@tanya.3812]

I've had Mendeley installed for two years now. Been using Word like the last person who commented...and now it's time to innovate my referencing methods. :D

[@arturosotogonzalez2445]

This is the best introduction to Mendeley I ever had. Thanks, Derek

[@GradCoach]

Great to hear that :)
Good luck with your research

[@sriparnapaul8888]

Thank you, Grad Coach for this brilliant introductory to Mendeley. I were unable to open in my laptop but with the help of your guidance I am able to work on Mendeley software now. Thank you so much for this informative video. Keep creating more videos like this.

[@ashishagrawal5514]

Really, it is a great piece of information

[@etxeberre1]

Before this, i was doing it manually in word like an idiot.

[@drnvz]

Feel your pain... me too! Cannot do that for my Doctorate... I could never get the other ref managers to work properly. Fingers crossed that all goes well with this. Good luck your side.

[@arakim754]

Here's one more idiot, Me Me Me!! lol

[@yuktamunjal890]

hey bro ! We are in the same category.

[@m.philip]

And me. Lol

[@christavanschalkwyk3616]

same here!

[@msadiqshah]

One of the best tutorial i have ever watched

[@janemutune6110]

Thank you for helping transit from analogue to digital literature search and citation , Kudos!!!!

[@farukaliyu8193]

Derek, your teaching method is so amazing, easy to follow and faster to practice. You really make my day. Great.

[@pallavidhabekar4958]

Thank you so much, I understood mendley software in just 10 mins because of your easy tutorial. Keep doing good work! 😊

[@GradCoach]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@kjohn4330]

Thank goodness for Derek! Total newbie starting out on an MSc - this will save me soooo much time and energy - thank you!

[@abdiigadaa5923]

Before I watched your video, I don't have a skill of using software for citation. Know, I am benefited from your tutorial! Thank you very much!

[@mutsyahidana7544]

never thought it was this easy. thanks for this straight forward tutorial!

[@willlumi5919]

Saved my life! Now I can finally write my thesis in a more optimal way. Thank you so much :DDD

[@GradCoach]

It's a pleasure, Williane :)

[@pasanbandara5198]

This was a very helpful video. well done and keep on making more stuff like this.

[@rupalisetia]

Thank you so much! This has helped me in citing references for my first paper. In these times TH-cam is really helping. Keep on making more informative videos.

[@iganyaabba5214]

Thank you so much Derek, i had been doing my referencing manually but this is great! Thank you for this video.

[@spanda4758]

Thanks a lot. Really no one had ever helped me in preparing literature review. thanks again

[@dolapoadepoju5224]

This is awesome. You just saved me a lot of stress and won for yourself a new subscriber!

[@thatoxaba4177]

This is absolutely amazing, so much easier to understand...especially when studying through distance learning.

[@GradCoach]

Glad it was helpful!

[@thanura.m]

Did all things manually until now! Thanks for the clear explanation !! This helps !!!

[@asmaiqbal2623]

Great Man! you are a COACH. thank you for helping people who are struggling in writing research work.

[@cbolivar3518]

Man, thank you so much for this!!!! I am working on my master thesis right now and I did not know this software before!!! A HUGE HELP!!!! thank you so much!

[@idealmatt7812]

Thanks for the info, Can't wait to start my thesis with this new tool!

[@williamvaledis1915]

Excellent tutorial, much appreciate it. It was clear, quick and got to the point so many thanks.

[@tinashegundidza2931]

You guys certainly have a way of making things look so easy ... very encouraging, thank you

[@GradCoach]

Thanks for the feedback, Tinashe.

[@connyb515]

I can't thank you enough! That was very helpful. Using it already for my bachelor thesis :))

[@desmonde.areghan6966]

You are indeed a coach. My supervisor ask me to use Mendeley but I struggled with it in the past. Thanks a lot.

[@GradCoach]

You are so welcome!

[@danielowusunkrumah7247]

Great job! I have learned a lot from this video. I really appreciate how you are bringing the classroom to our rooms.

[@GradCoach]

Thanks, Daniel :)

[@paigelewington1475]

Great video, really clear and to the point! Much appreciated

[@kikifnss7220]

Fantastic software. Well explained and easy to follow the instructions. Thanks Direk.

[@agirlinthestudio]

Hello, thank you for giving an easy and clear explanation. Cheers!

[@paolalique2044]

Thank you so much. I always struggle with medicine articles references but now I believe it might be much much easier.

[@tapiwacharleswedzerai9775]

This guy is a good teacher, he is on point explains in a way that is irresistible. Thumbs up

[@GradCoach]

Thanks!

[@petinabeckman7494]

OMG!!!!! You have just helped me sooooo much! thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!

[@kagoseremane3452]

Thank you sooooo much💥, such ppl on youtube are the true heroes🤧

[@Lou-dn1kc]

A sincere ''thank you'' to you, sir. Simple, helpful, to the point. Cheers.

[@GradCoach]

You're welcome! Thanks for the kind words.

[@zainoliprm]

Very helpful, save a lot of time writing up the reference. Cheers

[@rodneypeters343]

Dude, you are a legend! Thanks for this

[@sunnyyoda5511]

Extremely helpful video Thank You So Much!

[@UmarRuhi]

Great tutorial Derek! just a note that the "Literature Search" feature in Mendeley is based on a community crowd-sourced research database, and not the original publisher databases. The implication here is that we shouldn't depend on the source entries to be accurate or complete. Just thought I'd add this here for the benefit of your viewers.

[@GradCoach]

Great comment, Umar. Yes, one should always double check all info in each entry to make sure its 100%.

[@dr.faisalramzan]

Then which other source we use for this purpose?

[@plussportive]

you just made Mendeley easy your video is the best. Easy to understand and well explained

[@senakhafaji8941]

Thank you so much for covering this in great detail. You've really saved me so much time (and helped me not panic) :)

[@GradCoach]

Glad it helped!

[@mmerte7166]

this video taught me mendeley from scratch in a few minutes. good job

[@GradCoach]

Great to hear that.

[@leaaustero6088]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. With just few minutes, I'm now ready to use Mendeley!

[@GradCoach]

Great!

[@elhammohammed1117]

Thank you! it was clear, precise & brief

[@ngoclanpham696]

OMG I'm new to Mendeley and your tutorial is just awesome. It saves me lots of time now. Thank youuu

[@GradCoach]

You're welcome. Glad it was useful.

[@chiranjitghosh8375]

This video solved my problem for which I spent a couple of hours for troubleshooting. Basic things are clearly described here. Thanks

[@GradCoach]

Great!

[@hafidahu1473]

Thank You very much. I use EndNote previously, and I am so afraid to change to other software. But, with this video, I am totally going to change it right now. Thanks again.

[@julietdrummond8641]

A great video, thank you for being so clear, concise, and informative. Keep it up!

[@GradCoach]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jbarneft4427]

i was stressing over having to learn this last year and you made it so easy for me, thank you.

[@GradCoach]

Glad I could help!

[@yohannesm3592]

Dear Derek from Grad Coach, Good job bro and it was nice video. You addressed key things with in 10 minutes. Thank you very much and I appreciate that.

[@GradCoach]

Thanks Yohannes! Appreciate the feedback

[@Nickster7]

what an amazingly helpful video, thank you so much!!

[@RLWolf-pr3zr]

Excellent tutorial. Can't wait to start using Mendeley.

[@christavanschalkwyk3616]

Saving me loads of time! Thank you!!

[@earlishawhitfieldphd4278]

I was manually writing my references 😮! Thank you!

[@anomakolongahapitiya5634]

thank you so much for the information, it is highly helpful to solve all the problems with Mendeley .

[@huysaysoui]

This us game changing soflware. Thank you for a clear and detailes tutorial.

[@professor_ricardo_castro]

Thanks a lot for the simplicity of the tutorial, helped a lot!

[@GradCoach]

Pleasure, Ricardo!

[@lizlaura2323]

Thanks Man! How can I thank you enough!!

[@zurickadacosta1419]

This is awesome. Thank you so much for the tutorial. this was very helpful.

[@tanyailieva2324]

Thank you, Derek! Very nicely designed, easy to understand and follow. Greetings from Bulgaria :)

[@GradCoach]

You're very welcome!

[@rasidaapandi2546]

Very great instructions and easy to understand! Thanks!

[@shabangomaa]

Thank you, very clear illustration.

[@hanisnajwanoh3934]

Thank you for the tutorial! Helps me a lot. So easy to understand. 😍

[@GradCoach]

It's a pleasure - glad it helped you!

[@catherinembaya9187]

This is so easy, informative, and straightforward tutorial. Job well done.

[@GradCoach]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@danicvisionseyecare]

Referencing made easy. Thank You Derek for this wonderful lecture

[@GradCoach]

You're very welcome!

[@samiaahmadturkistani7761]

AMAZINGGGGG .. millions of thanks Derek :)

[@TheBathroomGirl]

thanks so much for this tutorial.. really helpful!!

[@amethyst202002]

Great Job! Thank you...concise and informative

[@martinakoeng3588]

Short and sweet!! I can start working on my literature review right away!

[@GradCoach]

Glad it helped :)

[@MisterAadj]

still relevant today, great vid.

[@peshetu]

You just saved my Masters...thank you!

[@manasilimaye5144]

you were really clear thank you! helped a lot

[@edurand08]

Super helpful! Thank you a lot. On the other hand, I now have a quite unexplicably urge to populate...

[@sterlingteaches]

Thanks for the clear concise explanation!

[@GradCoach]

IMPORTANT: We've uploaded an updated Mendeley tutorial with a LOT MORE info here: th-cam.com/video/PJXnfBSq4Lg/w-d-xo.html.

[@himanshuyadav2404]

THANK YOU SIR FOR SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH US

[@maureenlibwob3612]

Thanks, you've saved my life.

[@faliloudiouf4953]

Hi, Derek. Great series of tutorials. Leaning quite a lot. Thanks.

[@GradCoach]

Glad you like them!

[@arinzeashiakpa5984]

Thank you so much Mr. Derrick

[@japhetpates5915]

Thanks a lot for this. I am just starting out and this really helps me.

[@juanpaulofernando909]

Thank you so much Dude (y) very helpful to my project study. :)

[@turalrzazade8626]

Thank you for your explanation! Quite useful!

[@naanbutter]

Much appreciated. Makes the work seamless and easy. Neat and wonderful narrative. keep rocking

[@GradCoach]

Thanks for the kind words.

[@michaelabarinova166]

Thank you so much for saving me a lot of time, great intro!

[@GradCoach]

Happy to help!

[@noeliamimimiro5319]

Thanks for the info! Great video!

[@suefranklin968]

Thanks Derek for this video, super helpful!

[@GradCoach]

You're welcome, Sue.

[@sheni.]

I was looking for a clear video but I think this is the best cause it's very clear and fully covered. superb brother. keep it up thanks a lot once again

[@GradCoach]

Thanks and welcome, Shenya.

[@denisefrohmann768]

This was so useful! Thank you!

[@NaveenKumar-zp4sy]

Wow !! I love that citation and reference feature !!! I'm writing IEEE it really helps me ❤️

[@GradCoach]

Glad you found it useful :)

[@tagrid9644]

Great video. It helps me a lot.Thank you very much!

[@lemichala7745]

valuable video,help me a lot thank you.

[@mufsinpp1699]

clear explanation. thank you!

[@CSKIUGLT]

wonderful Derek... you made my day

[@vincenzog6765]

Super helpful, thank you!

[@eliasmuhumuza3799]

Thank you so much. Very helpful, Derrick.

[@GradCoach]

Glad it was helpful!

[@samanthachetty7126]

This is great. Thank you.

[@ermiasbibi2157]

I really like your affections towards the course you teach

[@GradCoach]

Thanks

[@kd1only]

Thanks a million. This is helpful.