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kb:importing_formatted_bibliographies [2020/11/30 17:19] – dstillman | kb:importing_formatted_bibliographies [2023/03/23 22:35] – [Citations inserted using Microsoft Word's built-in citation feature] dstillman | ||
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==== Citations inserted using a reference manager ==== | ==== Citations inserted using a reference manager ==== | ||
- | Zotero can read existing citations created by the Zotero and Mendeley word processor plugins, allowing you to continue using those citations in the same document even if the items don't exist in your Zotero library. Simply click Add/Edit Citation, search for an existing citation, and select it from the Cited section of the search results. (This applies to the default citation dialog only, not the " | + | Zotero can read existing citations created by the Zotero and Mendeley |
- | If a document contains Zotero or Mendeley citations not in your library and you need to make changes to the metadata or include them in other documents, you'll need to extract the citations into your library. For Word .docx documents, you can use [[https:// | + | If a document contains Zotero or Mendeley |
If you still have the references in a reference manager, you can export them from that program in a format such as RIS or BibTeX and then [[adding_items_to_zotero:# | If you still have the references in a reference manager, you can export them from that program in a format such as RIS or BibTeX and then [[adding_items_to_zotero:# | ||
- | ==== Citations inserted using Microsoft Word's built-in citation feature ==== | + | ==== Citations inserted using Microsoft Word’s built-in citation feature ==== |
- | You can follow these steps to format the bibliography as BibTeX, which Zotero can import: | + | |
- | - Download this [[http://www.k-jahn.de/stuff/ | + | If you used Word's built-in citation feature, you can follow these steps to format the bibliography as BibTeX, which Zotero can import: |
+ | - Download this [[https://gist.githubusercontent.com/ | ||
- Save the stylesheet to Word's bibliography styles folder: | - Save the stylesheet to Word's bibliography styles folder: | ||
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Otherwise, your best option is to find the items online in a repository that Zotero supports, or, as a last resort, manually enter the references. | Otherwise, your best option is to find the items online in a repository that Zotero supports, or, as a last resort, manually enter the references. | ||
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+ | In all cases, you'll need to replace all existing citations in any document for which you want Zotero to generate a correct bibliography. | ||
{{tag>kb entry}} | {{tag>kb entry}} |