Mendeley

There are two main ways to import PDF files into Mendeley from the Mendeley Library page. 

1) Selecting the Add new button on the side bar of the Library page to directly upload PDFs from your files to the library.

2) Simply dragging PDF files into the Mendeley Library to your All References section or to specific folders.

There are also ways to export articles directly from your library search and on library database websites themselves.

After being directed to an article on a library database, you may see a red rectangular box with Mendeley's icon to the right of the screen that says View PDF.

Next, select the red box. This will redirect you to a PDF of the article. At the top right corner of the document reader, there is a menu with an option that says Add to Mendeley. Select this option to upload the PDF to your Mendeley Library. 

The image above shows the different icons in the document reader.

• The leftmost icon indicates what page number of the article you are currently on.
• To the right of the page numbers is a magnifying glass icon that states Search in article when you scroll over it. This magnifying glass icon allows you to search for specific terms throughout the article when you click on it.
• Next to the magnifying glass is a printer icon. This icon allows you to print the document when you click on it.
• To the right of the printer icon is a question mark surrounded by a circle. This icon redirects you to the Elsevier Enhanced Reading FAQs, which answer any questions you may have about navigating the document reader.
• To the right of the question mark icon is the final icon, a plus sign with the phrase Add to Mendeley right next to it. This last icon allows you to quickly add the source you are viewing to your Mendeley Library.

If you often download articles into a specific folder on your computer, you might want to use this option:

You can chose to watch any folder located on your desktop to import references from. Any PDFs located in this folder will be automatically imported to your Mendeley library into 'All References'. When you add any new PDFs to this folder, the files will be instantly imported into your library when you have an internet connection. Currently, you can have a single watched folder per device. The feature is only available for Mendeley Reference Manager Desktop.