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Zotero: Citation Management

How to install and get started using Zotero

Zotero Plugin for Word

The Zotero plugin for Word will be installed automatically when you download Zotero.  It will appear as a tab on the Word toolbar. 

Zotero tab in Microsoft Word

 

Zotero plugin icons

Add/Edit citation Add a new citation or edit an existing citation in your document at the cursor location.
Add/Edit bibliography  Add a new citation or edit an existing citation in your document at the cursor location.
Document preferences Open the Document Preferences window, e.g. to change the citation style.
Refresh Refresh all citations and the bibliography, updating any item metadata that has changed in your Zotero library.
Unlink citations Unlink Zotero citations in the document by removing the field codes. This prevents any further automatic updates of the citations and bibliographies.
Note that removing field codes is irreversible, and should usually only be done in a final copy of your document.

Formatting Citations & Bibliographies in Zotero

You can also use Zotero to create citations and bibliographies without using the Word plugin.

  1. Right-click the collection and select Create Bibliography from Collection 
  2. Choose Citation or Bibliography and the Output Method