====== Zotero and Google Docs ======

Zotero can be used with Google Docs in the same way as with plain-text documents or emails. See the [[screencast_tutorials/zotero_and_google_tools|screencast on Zotero and Google tools]].

  * To add a bibliography, simply select items in Zotero and drag them into the document. 
  * To add a citation, hold the Shift key before dragging.

To use a different style, change your Quick Copy settings in the Export pane of the Zotero preferences.

At the moment there is no way to get an automatically updating bibliography in a Google Docs document. (There are [[http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Docs/thread?tid=12c63f69794657dd|several]] [[http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Docs/thread?tid=7d31645792fb038e|requests]] to the Google Docs team for allowing Zotero integration.) 

One possible workaround is to write citations such as "{Smith, 2000}", export from Google Docs to Rich Text Format (RTF), and use Zotero's [[rtf_scan|RTF Scan]] feature. You'll have to do this each time you want to see your bibliography, though.

As a more convenient and reliable alternative to the built-in RTF Scan feature, the [[http://zotero-odf-scan.github.io/zotero-odf-scan/|RTF/ODF-scan]] plugin for Zotero is also available.