

Improvements to import of RIS files generated by RefMan.The Mac version had a UI overhaul in the previous release, so we thought it was only fair to give a little love to the Windows and Linux versions. The look and organization of the menus and toolbars have been streamlined on Windows and Linux.Spelling corrections will now include suggestions from the full text as well as document details.

Improved handling of boolean queries (with AND, OR and ‘-‘ (NOT) terms).Search now finds and shows matches for the search keywords in all metadata fields.More consistent behavior between full text, document details and citation editor search.Search is faster and more stable when searching many large PDFs.Search is now incremental across full text and metadata.There are a number of user-visible changes: Many of the changes are internal to improve consistency, performance and stability. Internal search has been overhauled in this release. Word 2008 is still supported, but it will continue to use the earlier plugin which is accessible from the ‘Script’ menu in Word. It is also much faster when refreshing medium to large bibliographies. The updated plugin has a more obvious UI for inserting citations and bibliographies. The Mac Word plugin has been updated for Word 2011 on Mac. We have refreshed the available library of citation styles from the repository.

You can also drag and drop citation style (CSL) files into the styles dialog. Go to View → Styles → More Styles → Get More Styles, paste a link to a style in the box and click ‘Download’. Easier sharing and installation of custom and 3rd-party styles.
ADD PATHNAME TO DOCUMENT IN WORD 2011 FOR MAC FOR MAC
This release makes it easier to use custom and 3rd-party citation styles, includes an updated plugin for citing your Mendeley documents in Microsoft Word 2011 for Mac and includes a number of improvements to search. A preview release of Mendeley Desktop 1.7 is available.
