Citation Management Tools

There is a Zotero plugin available for Microsoft Word, and should be installed automatically when you download the Zotero application to your computer. The Plugin will add Zotero to the toolbar options in Word, this will allow you to add citations to your document while you work. 

1. To choose the citation style that you would like to use for your document select the "Document Preferences" button, this will open a new window where you can select the citation style that you prefer. 
2. To add a citation to your document, select the first button "Add/Edit Citation" under the Zotero section of the toolbar. You can then search for the reference you want to use, select and press enter. Zotero will format the intext citation based on the citation style that you have chosen.
3. Once you have completed your document and are ready to insert your bibliography, select the "Add/Edit Bibliography" button. Your bibliography will appear at the end of your document with all of the citations used. 
   1. ALWAYS double check your citations and bibliography for errors. 

Please note: The tool bar may look slightly different based on your computer operating system. You can hover over each button in the toolbar to read a brief description of the buttons functionality if you are ever unclear. 

To use Zotero in Google Docs you will have to first ensure that the Zotero Connector is installed into your internet browser. 

Unlike in Microsoft Word, Zotero does not have an entire tool bar in Google Docs. To access the Zotero features in Google docs you will need to click on the Zotero tab in the tool bar and then select the function that you would like to do from the menu that appears. 

To learn more about Zotero In Google Docs, click here: Using Zotero with Google Docs

When first using Zotero the most popular citation styles are already loaded and usable. If, however, the citation style you need is not one of the more popular styles, additional styles can be downloaded from the Zotero Style Repository.

To Install a new citation style follow the steps below:

1. Go to the Zotero Style Repository at https://www.zotero.org/styles
2. Search for the style that you would like to use
3. Download the citation style
   1. This can be done by right clicking on  the citation style name and selecting "Save As". 
4. In Zotero open preferences and select the "Cite" tab
5. Once in the "Cite" tab you will click the "+" button and select the new style that you downloaded
6. The new style will now appear in your Zotero citation style list