Mendeley is a free reference manager and an academic social network.
It combines a desktop application (Mendeley Reference Manager) with an online application (Mendeley Web).
Mendeley is an auxiliary tool and does not substitute for the consultation of the Official APA Manual.
To use Mendeley, first, download the software to your personal computer and then create an account.
After you create your Mendeley user account, you can:
Mendeley Cite is a citation tool available in Microsoft Word.
This tool allows you to use Mendeley without having to install the Mendeley Reference Manager beforehand, and it is also compatible with the online versions of Microsoft Word.
To use Mendeley in Microsoft Word 365, go to References > Citations > Mendeley Cite