Using Microsoft Word or OpenOffice/LibreOffice? Zotero's word processor integration allow you to add citations and bibliographies directly from your documents.

If you just want to quickly add references to a paper, email, or blog post, Zotero's drag-and-drop Quick Copy is the easiest to go. Simply select items in the center column and drag them into any text field. Zotero will automatically create a numbered and alphabetized bibliography for you. To copy citations instead of references, hold down Shift before dragging.

To configure your Quick Copy preferences, click the Actions menu (the gear icon) and select Preferences. Within the Preferences pop-up window, select Export. From this tab you can do the following:

• Set the default export format
• Set up site-specific export settings
• Choose whether you want Zotero to include HTML markup when copying

You can also use Quick Copy keyboard shortcuts to copy citations and bibliographies to your system clipboard and then paste them into documents. See the Shortcut Keys preference pane for the default keys.

To create a bibliography in Zotero, highlight one or more references and then right-click (or control-click on Macs) to select “Create Bibliography from Selected Item(s).” Then select a citation style for your bibliography format and choose one of the following four ways to create your bibliography:

• Save as RTF will allow you to save the bibliography as a rich text file.
• Save as HTML will allow you to save the bibliography as a HTML file for viewing in a web browser. This format will also embed metadata allowing other Zotero users viewing the document to capture bibliographic information.
• Save to Clipboard will allow you to save the bibliography to your clipboard to paste into any text field.
• Print will send your bibliography straight to a printer.