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You can quickly search for items in your Zotero library, add page numbers and other details, and insert citations. When you're done, a single click inserts a formatted bibliography based on the citations in your document. Zotero supports complex style requirements such as //Ibid.// and name disambiguation, | You can quickly search for items in your Zotero library, add page numbers and other details, and insert citations. When you're done, a single click inserts a formatted bibliography based on the citations in your document. Zotero supports complex style requirements such as //Ibid.// and name disambiguation, | ||
- | Google Docs support is part of the Zotero Connector for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari and requires the Zotero program to function. | + | Google Docs support is provided by the [[/ |
Using another word processor? Zotero also integrates with [[word_processor_plugin_usage|Word]] and [[libreoffice_writer_plugin_usage|LibreOffice]]. | Using another word processor? Zotero also integrates with [[word_processor_plugin_usage|Word]] and [[libreoffice_writer_plugin_usage|LibreOffice]]. | ||
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=====Authentication===== | =====Authentication===== | ||
- | Interacting with the Zotero functionality for the first time in a document will prompt you to authenticate the plugin with your Google account. Be sure to select the Google account you used to create the Google Doc. This is unrelated to any Zotero account you may have, which isn't required to use Zotero or Google Docs integration. | + | Interacting with the Zotero functionality for the first time in a document will prompt you to authenticate the plugin with your Google account. Be sure to select the Google account you used to create the document or that has been given editing access by the document' |
Once authenticated, | Once authenticated, | ||
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Google Docs is designed to let you collaborate on documents, and Zotero’s integration is no different. You and your coauthors can all insert and edit citations in a shared document, and you don't even need to be in a Zotero group. If you're planning a large collaborative project, though, we recommend using a group library, which not only makes it easy to collect and manage materials but will also allow all collaborators to change cited item metadata (authors, title, date of publication, | Google Docs is designed to let you collaborate on documents, and Zotero’s integration is no different. You and your coauthors can all insert and edit citations in a shared document, and you don't even need to be in a Zotero group. If you're planning a large collaborative project, though, we recommend using a group library, which not only makes it easy to collect and manage materials but will also allow all collaborators to change cited item metadata (authors, title, date of publication, | ||
- | We recommend that anyone making changes to the document have the Zotero Connector installed. (The Zotero app itself is necessary only if inserting or editing citations.) If someone cuts and pastes an active citation without the Zotero Connector, the citation will be unlinked from Zotero, and the next person refreshing the document with the Zotero Connector will receive a warning about unlinked citations. While people without the Connector can theoretically edit non-citation parts of the document, we don't recommend it due to the risk of accidental citation unlinking. | + | We recommend that anyone making changes to the document have the Zotero Connector installed. (The Zotero app itself is necessary only if inserting or editing citations.) If someone cuts and pastes an active citation without the Zotero Connector, the citation will be unlinked from Zotero |
When working collaboratively on a document, you and your coauthors should avoid inserting or editing citations at the same time. The Zotero Connector has mechanisms in place to prevent document and citation corruption from concurrent citation editing, but due to technical limitations they do not provide perfect safety. | When working collaboratively on a document, you and your coauthors should avoid inserting or editing citations at the same time. The Zotero Connector has mechanisms in place to prevent document and citation corruption from concurrent citation editing, but due to technical limitations they do not provide perfect safety. | ||
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Prefixes and suffixes can be applied to each item in a citation to create complex citations. For example: "(see Smith 1776 for the classic example; Marx 1867 presents and alternate view)" | Prefixes and suffixes can be applied to each item in a citation to create complex citations. For example: "(see Smith 1776 for the classic example; Marx 1867 presents and alternate view)" | ||
- | ==Suppress | + | ==Omitting |
- | With author-date styles, authors are often moved into the text and omitted from the following parentheses-enclosed citation, e.g.: " | + | With author-date styles, authors are often moved into the text and omitted from the following parentheses-enclosed citation, e.g.: " |
===Citations with Multiple Cited Items=== | ===Citations with Multiple Cited Items=== | ||
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You can use keyboard shortcuts for improved accessibility and faster citing. | You can use keyboard shortcuts for improved accessibility and faster citing. | ||
- | * Press Ctrl-Command-C (Mac) or Ctrl-Alt-C (Windows/ | + | * Press Ctrl-Command-C (Mac) or Ctrl-Alt-C (Windows/ |
* In the citation dialog | * In the citation dialog | ||
* Use the up and down arrow keys to move between search results. Press Enter to select an item. | * Use the up and down arrow keys to move between search results. Press Enter to select an item. | ||
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* As noted [[# | * As noted [[# | ||
- | * Dragging citations within the document will cause the citations to become unlinked. | + | * Dragging citations within the document will cause the citations to become unlinked. |
* If someone views the document without having the Zotero Connector installed, or if you download the document instead of first making a copy and unlinking citations, active citations in the document will show up as links leading to URLs such as https:// | * If someone views the document without having the Zotero Connector installed, or if you download the document instead of first making a copy and unlinking citations, active citations in the document will show up as links leading to URLs such as https:// | ||
* Citation inserts and edits slow down significantly as the number of citations increases. With 100+ citations, a single citation update can take up to 10 seconds, so for longer documents you'll want to disable automatic citation updates in the Zotero document preferences. | * Citation inserts and edits slow down significantly as the number of citations increases. With 100+ citations, a single citation update can take up to 10 seconds, so for longer documents you'll want to disable automatic citation updates in the Zotero document preferences. | ||
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=====Troubleshooting===== | =====Troubleshooting===== | ||
- | If you have any trouble citing in Google Docs, let us know in the [[https:// | + | ==== Menu doesn' |
- | You should always troubleshoot with a copy of the original document, using File → "Make a copy…" | + | If nothing appears when you click the Zotero menu, or you see a thin gray line, try restarting Zotero and your browser. |
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+ | If that doesn' | ||
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+ | In some browsers, you may need to give the Zotero Connector permission to run. While Google Docs support only requires access to '' | ||
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+ | If it's still not working, try in a new browser profile (e.g., a new Chrome profile) or in a different browser. | ||
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+ | ==== Citation dialog doesn' | ||
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+ | If you can open the Zotero menu but the citation dialog doesn' | ||
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+ | ==== Unlinked Citations ==== | ||
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+ | See [[kb: | ||
+ | Why isn’t Zotero detecting my existing Google Docs citations? | ||
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+ | ==== “The Google account you selected does not have permission to edit this document” ==== | ||
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+ | You likely selected the wrong Google account. See [[# | ||
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+ | ==== Other problems ==== | ||
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+ | If you encounter other problems citing in Google Docs, let us know in the [[https:// | ||
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+ | You should always troubleshoot |