On Windows with MikTex just execute the programm 'Update (Admin)' provided by MikTeX and execute it twice to update all packages. To avoid incompatibilities, it's often necessary to update the TeX distribution installed on your system.

Setup for LaTeX under Linux or Windows:

• a TeX distribution such as MikTeX for Windows or TexLive for Linux

This setup will provide you with all your Mendeley references in every Latex document without additional configuration.

We'll be using the Biber package which is superior to BibTex. I use Texmaker on Linux and Windows, and here are the steps necessary to establish a workflow so that you can add a reference to Mendeley and then immediately cite it in LaTeX.

There exist a lot of tools for reference management out of which I have found Mendeley to be the easiest to use and most convenient with Latex. If one is writing in Latex, there are some challenges finding a good reference manager that suits oneself and make work automatically with latex.

Many come with support for proprietary software like Microsoft's Word.

If you're looking for an alternative or want more information about LaTeX itself, please have a look at the official TeX-FAQ:

For further questions concerning Mendeley or Latex in general I can be reached via email at 'Your Email Address'.

Use miktex with texmaker