How to load papers into different folders
When I set the path (copy files to) of the file organizer, no matter what folder I upload my PDFs, all the files go to the same folder as I set. I am wondering whether it is possible to upload files...
View ArticleReferencing books when you want to show both original publishing date and...
Often I have to use books that have been published a long time ago and that have been republished recently. Usually, in the bibliography one would want both original date to show and current edition's...
View ArticleLibreOffice 4.1.2.3 - Edit Citation
Hi, how can we edit a citation using LibreOffice 4.1.2.3? There is no such menue. Thanks.
View ArticlePMID Search No Longer Works
Hi Mendeley, I noticed this has been going on for quite time, and didn't think much of it initially. However, for papers that do not not come up on Mendeley's automatic search, keying in the PMID does...
View ArticleMendeley Desktop started crashing
Hi, The last few days, Mendeley started crashing, actually it won't really work anymore at all since last Friday. It happened for the first time when I imported the last files, now it won't even open...
View ArticleCannot install MS Word plugin to office professional plus 2010
I have Mendeley installed and want to use citation in word 2010. When I clicked on "Install MS Word plugin" in tools, the software reports that Mendeley cannot find microsoft word, I may have a...
View Articlepersisting in using the wrong metadata to label a linked pdf
I have two references, say B and R. B was without a pdf, R had one. However, R's pdf actually belongs to B. I tried to remedy this by removing both references fully and reentering them, then attaching...
View ArticleOriginal publication field
Dear all. I modified the APA citation style in order to manage the original year of a translated book. For example, APA requires to report in line citations of translated and republished works like...
View ArticleSearch by Title stopped working
I have had not issues until this afternoon with the Search by Title function. Now it is stuck in the lookup mode (wheel spinning). I can do my own searches find on Google Scholar and the other search...
View ArticleWeb Importer does not include 'Date Accessed'
It used to work but something has changed and I don't know what/how. When I import a webpage into Mendeley via the Web Importer, the date accessed is not included in the saved information. I do see...
View ArticleHalf-completed project
Hello, I had already started a project with an inferior reference manager, gave up, and started typing my own citations. Now I have discovered mendeley! How can I get mendeley to recognize the other...
View Articlecrash when adding directory
Hi there, I have a dir with ca. 3000 pdf files in different subdirectories. I add the main dir, which contains all the subdirectories and after ca. 130 pdf added files, mendeley crashes. the only way...
View ArticleCrashes when trying to add a file to a Mendeley desktop record
Today when I try to attach a file to an existing record in Mendeley desktop, it crashes. Is this a known problem? What else could cause this?
View ArticleShortcut for next page in pdf viewer
Is there any kind of shortcut to go the next page in a pdf document? Simply using the arrow keys seems not to work.
View ArticleThe order of authors' name
I have a problem that the order of authors' name in Details are differnt in paper For example: IN PAPERG order is Geoff Cumming But IN DETAILS is Cumming, Geoff. How to make it same?
View ArticleHow to access "Notes" field from another machine/on web?
I usually read papers and annotate each paper with "Notes". I do not mean the notes that one attaches to PDFs. I mean the "Notes" field that appears in the Mendeley Desktop. I had assumed that these...
View ArticleError message upon opening Microsoft word: 'Compile error in hidden module:...
Hi, I get the above message whenever I open microsoft word. I then get the message again if I try to select any of the options from the drop down word mendeley plug-in menu. I am using Mendeley Desktop...
View Articledoi lookup failed for come IEEE articles
I am having trouble getting DOI lookups to work. Some articles work, some do not, and I get a "Lookup Failed". These DOIs all point to the correct article on dx.doi.org, but fail in Mendeley. Examples...
View Articletimeout in windows 8.1
Since 'upgrading' (it feels like a downgrade!) to windows 8.1 I can't get in to Mendeley desktop, it keeps telling me the connection has timed out. Any idea as to why?
View Articlemendeley can not loading details from zotero of patent style references
mendeley can only loaded the title and inventors and abstract from zotero，but the others detailed can't be loaded！ can it be fixed？
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