This page provides installation instructions for the various Zotero word processor plugins. Note that Zotero 1.0 and Zotero 2.0 require different versions of these plugins.

Warnings:

• Use of Zotero 2.0 with your Word and OpenOffice documents will irrevocably upgrade them, and you will no longer be able to use them with Zotero 1.0.x releases.
• Documents used with the Zotero 1.0 plugins must be upgraded to work with Zotero 2.0 on the same computer on which they were previously used. If you upgrade them on a different, synced computer, you may end up with mismatched citations.

The word processor plugins are distributed as Firefox extensions, which provide integration support to Zotero and install the necessary components into the word processors. After you have installed a plugin from this page, Firefox will prompt you to install later versions automatically the same way that it does for Zotero. You can also manually upgrade to the latest version from within Firefox by going to Tools→Add-ons→Extensions and clicking Find Updates.

The latest version of the Word for Windows plugin for Zotero 2.0 is 3.0a3. The plugin is compatible with Word 2000 or newer and Windows 2000 or newer.

• Install the Word for Windows Plugin (Firefox extension, 152KB)

Close Word before installing the plugin.

If you've installed the Word plugin into Firefox but don't see the Zotero toolbar in Word, close Word and then, in Firefox, go to Tools→Add-ons→Extensions→Zotero WinWord Integration→Preferences and click “Reinstall Word components”. Then start Word and check for the toolbar.

The latest version of the Mac Word plugin for Zotero 2.0 is 3.0a8. The plugin is compatible with Word 2004 and 2008 and OS X Tiger or newer (including Snow Leopard):

1. Install PythonExt:
   • Firefox 3.5 and 3.6 users should install PythonExt from zotero.org (Firefox extension, 11MB). This custom build of PythonExt fixes several issues with the official releases, including the alpha release for Firefox 3.6. For instructions on how to update PythonExt, see the troubleshooting page.
   • Firefox 3.0 users should install PythonExt from the official site.
2. Install the Word for Mac Plugin (Firefox extension, 126KB).

Word 2008 users: The Word 2008 plugin uses the Word script menu rather than a toolbar.

The latest version of the OpenOffice plugin for Zotero 2.0 is 3.0a6.

• Install the OpenOffice Plugin (Firefox extension, 1.1MB)

Be sure to restart OpenOffice after installing the plugin.

If you've installed the OpenOffice plugin into Firefox but don't see the Zotero toolbar in OpenOffice, close OpenOffice and then, in Firefox, go to Tools→Add-ons→Extensions→Zotero OpenOffice Integration→Preferences and click “Reinstall OpenOffice components”. Then start OpenOffice and check for the toolbar.

If you are using Zotero 1.0, you will need to install the 1.0-compatible plugins.