If you click on the Z in the citation dialog, the option to look at the "Classic View" will appear. If you want to add details to a citation, such as a comment before or after, or a page number, click on the reference in the citation dialog to open a pop-up that allows you to enter the information. If you would like to insert multiple citations, continue typing after selecting the first reference. Select your citation from the options shown, then press enter. While writing your document, when you get to a point where you want to add a citation, click on the insert citation button in the toolbar and then search for the citation in your collection in the citation dialog. Installation of the plugin adds a toolbar to the LibreOffice Writer menu. Note that removing field codes is irreversible, and should usually only be done in a final copy of your document. This prevents any further automatic updates of the citations and bibliographies. Unlink Zotero citations in the document by removing the field codes. Refresh all citations and the bibliography, updating any item metadata that has changed in your Zotero library. Open the Document Preferences window, e.g. Insert a bibliography at the cursor location or edit an existing bibliography. Under the "Add-ins" tab, you will see this menu.Īdd a new citation or edit an existing citation in your document at the cursor location. Under the Zotero tab, you will see this menu. The Microsoft Word plugin will add a Zotero tab to your menu. If this does not work, Zotero provides instructions for manually installing the Word plugin. You can reinstall plugins from the Cite tab of Zotero preferences (under Word Processors). If you need to reinstall the plugins, close your word processing software first. The plugins will allow you to insert citations as you write. When you are ready, click unlink citationsĪllows you to create a one off bibliography.The word processor plugins for Microsoft Word and LibreOffice are bundled with Zotero and should be installed automatically for each word processor when you first start Zotero. You should save a back-up copy of your document in case you do need to make changes. Removing field codes should only be done when you are ready to finish and/or submit your document. In the Citation Bar, click on the citation you want to edit.Īdd page numbers, and other text, or remove the citation. These will be added to your bibliography. Select the references to be added and click the green arrow to add more sources to the right hand column. To add additional sources to your bibliography, click anywhere within your bibliography, click the Add/Edit Bibliography button. To generate a bibliography place your cursor where you want the bibliography and click the Add/Edit Bibliography button.Īll sources cited in your document will be listed. Hit enter to insert them into your document. Repeat until you have added all required citations To add multiple citations, enter the first citationĮnter the words from the next citation (ie author name, words from the title) To add page numbers or suppress author names, see the 'edit citations' section below. Select reference/s and click OK to insert them into your document. Click to select.Ĭlassic View - displays your library. Quick view - enter your terms (author, words from the title) in the search bar, the references that match will be displayed. This will add it to the Style Manager panel where you can select from a large list of available styles.Ĭlick on the Zotero tab in your word processor and click the Add Citation To add a new style to Zotero, click the name of the style. Use filters to limit to styles with certain formats, or styles used by particular academic fields. This will open a new window and then search for the citation style by name. Add an additional style by clicking the 'Get Additional Styles' link. Zotero has a style repository of over 9000 citation styles.