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| ===== Moving Documents with Zotero Citations Between Word Processors ===== | ===== Moving Documents with Zotero Citations Between Word Processors ===== | ||
| - | If you use the Zotero word processor plugin to add citations to your document and then open the document in another word processor, the Zotero citation links will be lost. To retain active Zotero citations when moving between programs, you can use the plugin to convert the document to a temporary format that can be safely transferred and then import | + | If you use the Zotero word processor plugin to add citations to your document and then open the document in another word processor, the Zotero citation links will be lost. To retain active Zotero citations when moving between programs, you can use the plugin to convert the document to a temporary format that can be safely transferred and then restore |
| ==== Word to Google Docs ==== | ==== Word to Google Docs ==== | ||
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| - Click Document Preferences in the Zotero plugin and select " | - Click Document Preferences in the Zotero plugin and select " | ||
| - After the document has been converted, save the changes (File → Save). | - After the document has been converted, save the changes (File → Save). | ||
| - | - Either upload the converted file to Google Drive and open it with Google Docs or use File → Open… from within a Google Doc to upload the file. | + | - Use File → Open… from within a Google Doc to upload the file. |
| - | - Select Refresh from the Zotero menu in the opened Google Doc to import | + | - Select Refresh from the Zotero menu in the opened Google Doc to continue using the document. |
| ==== Google Docs to Word ==== | ==== Google Docs to Word ==== | ||
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| - In the new document, select Document Preferences from the Zotero menu and select " | - In the new document, select Document Preferences from the Zotero menu and select " | ||
| - Select File → Download as → Microsoft Word (.docx) and save the converted file. | - Select File → Download as → Microsoft Word (.docx) and save the converted file. | ||
| - | - Open the downloaded file in Word and click Refresh in the Zotero plugin to import | + | - Open the downloaded file in Word and click Refresh in the Zotero plugin to continue using the document. |
| ==== LibreOffice to Google Docs ==== | ==== LibreOffice to Google Docs ==== | ||
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| - Click Document Preferences in the Zotero plugin and select " | - Click Document Preferences in the Zotero plugin and select " | ||
| - After the document has been converted, save the changes (File → Save). | - After the document has been converted, save the changes (File → Save). | ||
| - | - Either upload the converted file to Google Drive and open it with Google Docs or use File → Open… from within a Google Doc to upload the file. | + | - Use File → Open… from within a Google Doc to upload the file. |
| - | - Select Refresh from the Zotero menu in the opened Google Doc to import | + | - Select Refresh from the Zotero menu in the opened Google Doc to continue using the document. |
| ==== Google Docs to LibreOffice ==== | ==== Google Docs to LibreOffice ==== | ||
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| - In the new document, select Document Preferences from the Zotero menu and select " | - In the new document, select Document Preferences from the Zotero menu and select " | ||
| - Select File → Download as → OpenDocument Format (.odt) and save the converted file. | - Select File → Download as → OpenDocument Format (.odt) and save the converted file. | ||
| - | - Open the downloaded file in LibreOffice and click Refresh in the Zotero plugin to import | + | - Open the downloaded file in LibreOffice and click Refresh in the Zotero plugin to continue using the document. |
| ==== Word and LibreOffice ==== | ==== Word and LibreOffice ==== | ||
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| - Click Document Preferences in the Zotero plugin and select " | - Click Document Preferences in the Zotero plugin and select " | ||
| - After the document has been converted, save the changes (File → Save). | - After the document has been converted, save the changes (File → Save). | ||
| - | - Open the converted file in LibreOffice and click Refresh in the Zotero plugin to import | + | - Open the converted file in LibreOffice and click Refresh in the Zotero plugin to continue using the document. |
| === LibreOffice to Word === | === LibreOffice to Word === | ||
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| - Click Document Preferences in the Zotero plugin and select " | - Click Document Preferences in the Zotero plugin and select " | ||
| - After the document has been converted, save the changes (File → Save). | - After the document has been converted, save the changes (File → Save). | ||
| - | - Open the converted file in Word and click Refresh in the Zotero plugin to import | + | - Open the converted file in Word and click Refresh in the Zotero plugin to continue using the document. |