Zotero's plugins for OpenOffice and NeoOffice make it easy to cite items from your Zotero library in OpenOffice documents.

The current version is **1.0b3**. Please note that the OpenOffice/NeoOffice plugins are currently beta software, and we recommend backing up your documents regularly.

[[http://www.zotero.org/download/integration/OOo-Plugin-1.0b3/Zotero.oxt|
Download OpenOffice extension (48KB)]]

[[http://www.zotero.org/download/integration/NeoOffice-Plugin-1.0b3/Zotero.oxt|
Download NeoOffice for Mac extension (48KB)]]

[[http://www.zotero.org/download/integration/OOo-Plugin-1.0b3-MacX11/Zotero.oxt|
Download OpenOffice for Mac X11 extension (48KB)]]

Instructions forthcoming, but usage is very similar to the [[Microsoft Word Integration | MS Word plug-in]]. To see more check out Daniel de Byl's [[http://ice.usq.edu.au/media/videos/zotero_demo_01.swf?embed&height=480&width=640%20|screencast]].

===== Upgrade Instructions =====

If you don't follow these instructions, the plugin may fail to install or you may receive communication errors when attempting to insert a citation.

  - **Remove** the previous version of Zotero.oxt from Tools->Extension Manager...->My Extensions.
  - **Restart** OpenOffice/NeoOffice.
  - **Install** the new version of the plugin by either double-clicking on the .oxt file from the file system or clicking "Add..." in the Extension Manager and locating the .oxt file.
  - **Restart** OpenOffice/NeoOffice again.

After following these steps, the Zotero citation toolbar should appear in the toolbar.






===== Troubleshooting =====

  * If the plugin is installed but throwing a communication error when attempting to insert a citation into a new document, open the Extension Manager, expand Zotero.oxt under My Extensions, and make sure that ZoteroRPC.py is enabled. If ZoteroRPC.py is disabled, select Zotero.oxt and click Enable. If this throws an error, try restarting OpenOffice/NeoOffice.
  * Linux users may need to install the openoffice.org-pyuno (or equivalent) package if their distribution doesn't install it by default.
  * If the PYTHONPATH environment variable is set by another application, you may need to remove it.
  * If you can insert citations into new documents but not existing documents, see the [[word processor plugin troubleshooting]] page.
  * Search the forums. There are many threads on [[http://forums.zotero.org/search/?PostBackAction=Search&Keywords=python&Type=Comments&btnSubmit=Search|installation problems]] and [[http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/1155/openoffice-extension-no-connection-with-firefox/|communication errors]].