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| ====== Why isn’t Zotero detecting my existing citations? ====== | ====== Why isn’t Zotero detecting my existing citations? ====== |
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| If you've previously used one of Zotero's word processor plugins to insert citations into a document and later find that 1) the plugin says "You must insert a citation before performing this operation.", 2) the bibliography doesn't contain all citations in the document, or 3) references in a numeric citation style start from 1 instead of from an appropriate higher number, the existing citations in the document may no longer be active fields. | If you've previously used one of Zotero's word processor plugins to insert citations into a document and later find that 1) the plugin says "You must insert a citation before performing this operation.", 2) the bibliography doesn't contain all citations in the document, or 3) references in a numeric citation style start from 1 instead of from an appropriate higher number, the existing citations in the document may no longer be active fields. |
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| You can confirm that fields in a document are no longer active by clicking them and looking for a gray highlight (Word/LibreOffice) or "Edit with Zotero" popup (Google Docs). In Word and LibreOffice, you can also try [[kb:word_field_codes|toggling field codes]]. | You can confirm that fields in a document are no longer active by clicking them and looking for a gray highlight (Word/LibreOffice) or "Edit with Zotero" popup (Google Docs). In Word and LibreOffice, you can also try [[kb:word_field_codes|toggling field codes]]. |
| * **Word:** If you open an .odt file (created by LibreOffice) in Word, Zotero references stored as ReferenceMarks (the default) will be broken. To share a document between Word and LibreOffice users, change the "Store Citations as:" option in the Zotero Document Preferences to Bookmarks. (Bookmarks can cause errors if accidentally modified, so they should only be used if compatibility between Word and LibreOffice is necessary. You can also choose to [[moving_documents_between_word_processors#word_and_libreoffice|transfer the document]] instead.) | * **Word:** If you open an .odt file (created by LibreOffice) in Word, Zotero references stored as ReferenceMarks (the default) will be broken. To share a document between Word and LibreOffice users, change the "Store Citations as:" option in the Zotero Document Preferences to Bookmarks. (Bookmarks can cause errors if accidentally modified, so they should only be used if compatibility between Word and LibreOffice is necessary. You can also choose to [[moving_documents_between_word_processors#word_and_libreoffice|transfer the document]] instead.) |
| * **LibreOffice:** If you open a .docx or .doc file (created by Word) in LibreOffice, Zotero references stored as Fields (the default) will be broken. To share a document between Word and LibreOffice users, change the "Store Citations as:" option in the Zotero Document Preferences to Bookmarks. (Bookmarks can cause errors if accidentally modified, so they should only be used if compatibility between Word and LibreOffice is necessary. You can also choose to [[moving_documents_between_word_processors#word_and_libreoffice|transfer the document]] instead.) | * **LibreOffice:** If you open a .docx or .doc file (created by Word) in LibreOffice, Zotero references stored as Fields (the default) will be broken. To share a document between Word and LibreOffice users, change the "Store Citations as:" option in the Zotero Document Preferences to Bookmarks. (Bookmarks can cause errors if accidentally modified, so they should only be used if compatibility between Word and LibreOffice is necessary. You can also choose to [[moving_documents_between_word_processors#word_and_libreoffice|transfer the document]] instead.) |
| | - If you're using Google Docs, see [[https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/google_docs_citations_unlinked|Why isn’t Zotero detecting my existing Google Docs citations?]] for other possible reasons. |
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| If you find that your citations have been flattened, your only options are to restore the document from a backup, re-insert the citations using the plugin, or manually edit the document's citations and bibliography going forward. If reinserting citations, it may help to adjust Word field settings to always highlight fields in gray rather than only doing so when they are selected. | If you find that your citations have been flattened, your only options are to restore the document from a backup, re-insert the citations using the plugin, or manually edit the document's citations and bibliography going forward. If reinserting citations, it may help to adjust Word field settings to always highlight fields in gray rather than only doing so when they are selected. |
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