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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 | + | 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. | + | Interacting with the Zotero functionality for the first time in a document will prompt you to authenticate the plugin with your Google account. |
+ | Once authenticated, | ||
=====Citing===== | =====Citing===== | ||
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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, | ||
- | When working collaboratively on a document, you and your coauthors should avoid inserting or editing citations | + | We recommend that anyone making changes to the document |
- | It's not necessary for everyone | + | When working collaboratively on a document, you and your coauthors should avoid inserting or editing |
=====Document Preferences===== | =====Document Preferences===== | ||
- | {{ :word_integration: | + | {{ :gdocs_document_preferences.png? |
The " | The " | ||
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=====Customizing Cites===== | =====Customizing Cites===== | ||
- | Cites can be customized in various ways. To start, click the shaded cite in the Add Citation | + | Citations |
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+ | If a citation is simply incorrect or missing data, start by making sure that the item metadata in Zotero is correct and complete, and then click Refresh | ||
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+ | Other customizations can be made via the citation dialog. Click an existing citation in your document and click Add/Edit Citation | ||
==Page and Other Locators== | ==Page and Other Locators== | ||
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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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While we've tried to create the same experience available in Word and LibreOffice, | While we've tried to create the same experience available in Word and LibreOffice, | ||
+ | * As noted [[# | ||
+ | * Dragging citations within the document will cause the citations to become unlinked. Cutting and pasting is fine as long as the Zotero Connector is installed. | ||
+ | * 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. | ||
- | * It's not possible to copy active Zotero citations between documents and keep them functional. Copying citations within a document should work without problems. | ||
* Google Docs provides limited facilities for text formatting. Styles that use small caps fonts will not use a true small caps formatting style in Google Docs and will instead fall back to the " | * Google Docs provides limited facilities for text formatting. Styles that use small caps fonts will not use a true small caps formatting style in Google Docs and will instead fall back to the " | ||
- | * 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:// | ||
- | * It's not currently possible to transfer active citations between Google Docs and Word or LibreOffice, | ||
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=====Troubleshooting===== | =====Troubleshooting===== | ||
- | If you have any trouble | + | ==== Menu doesn' |
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+ | 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 | ||
- | You should always troubleshoot with a copy of the original document, using File → "Make a copy…" | + | You should always troubleshoot |