Northwell/ZSOM: Zotero: Using in Word/Google Docs

The Google Docs/Word plugins should be automatically installed when you install Zotero.

In Google Docs, the plug in adds a Zotero menu and button:

In Word, you will see a Zotero tab on the ribbon:

1. In Zotero standalone, go to edit > preferences to launch the preferences menu
2. Go to the "Cite" tab in the preferences menu
3. Click on "Get additional styles..." 
4. In the style repository window, search for the style you want to add
5. Click on the title of the style to install it

Setting Up Your Document:

The first time you insert a citation in a document you will be required to choose a citation style.

You can change the citation style at anytime via the Document Preferences button in the Zotero menu.

Adding a Citation:

1. In your Word/LibreOffice/Google Docs document, place the cursor where you'd like to add a citation.
2. Select the Zotero tab. The first time you use Zotero with Google Docs, you will be prompted to give permission to link your Google Docs account with your Zotero library to allow them to communicate with each other. 
3. In the Zotero menu, click on "Add/Edit Citation."
4. A small window or bar should appear. Search for or select the item you'd like to cite, enter page numbers if relevant, and click OK. 
5. The citation/footnote/endnote should appear in your document, correctly formatted.

After adding citations to your Word\Google Docs document, click Add/Edit Bibliography.

Zotero will insert a fully-formatted and alphabetized bibliography of all references cited in your document, using the citation style you had previously chosen.

Note that this bibliography will only contain articles, books, etc. that you have cited in your document. If you would like to add items to your bibliography that you have not cited in the document, place the cursor into the bibliography and click Add/Edit Bibliography again.