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====== Using the Zotero Word Plugin ====== | ====== Using the Zotero Word Plugin ====== | ||
- | These are instructions for using the Zotero Word Plugin. For the LibreOffice | + | These are instructions for using the Zotero Word Plugin. For plugins for LibreOffice |
===== Zotero Plugin Tab ===== | ===== Zotero Plugin Tab ===== | ||
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Clicking the “Add/Edit Bibliography” ({{: | Clicking the “Add/Edit Bibliography” ({{: | ||
- | You can edit which items appear | + | As you use the plugin, Zotero will automatically update the bibliography based on the citations |
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+ | In the rare case that you want to add items to the bibliography | ||
=====Document Preferences===== | =====Document Preferences===== | ||
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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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The cite options windows has a drop-down list of the different locator types (" | The cite options windows has a drop-down list of the different locator types (" | ||
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+ | You can also add page numbers from the keyboard as you insert citations. Search for an item and, before or after selecting it, but before pressing Enter to insert the citation into the document, type " | ||
==Prefix and Suffix== | ==Prefix and Suffix== | ||
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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 Authors: Using Authors in the Text== | + | ==Narrative Citations with Omit Author (" |
- | With author-date styles, authors are often moved into the text and omitted from the following parentheses-enclosed citation, e.g.: "...according | + | With author-date styles, authors are often moved into the text and omitted from the following parentheses-enclosed citation, e.g.: "According |
===Citations with Multiple Cited Items=== | ===Citations with Multiple Cited Items=== | ||
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You can switch to the [[/ | You can switch to the [[/ | ||
+ | === Other Changes === | ||
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+ | If your citation still isn't displaying the way you want, you can edit the citation directly in your document, but note that doing so will prevent Zotero from being able to automatically update the citation to reflect other changes in the document (e.g., for ' | ||
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+ | If you believe there' | ||
=====Editing the Bibliography=== | =====Editing the Bibliography=== | ||
- | After you've inserted | + | As you add and remove citations in the document, Zotero will automatically update the bibliography to reflect your changes. Generally, that's all you have to do. |
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+ | In rare cases, however, you may want to add uncited sources to your bibliography (e.g., items included in a review but not cited in the paper) or remove items that are cited in text but which should not be included in the bibliography | ||
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- | In this window, you can add uncited sources to your bibliography (e.g., items included in a review but not cited in the paper) | + | You can then use the arrows to add or remove items. |
While it is also possible to edit the text or formatting of bibliography references in this window, doing so is discouraged. References edited here will not be automatically updated by Zotero if you change the data in your library. Editing references here is also somewhat unreliable; several users have reported that modifications made here sometimes do not persist when Zotero references, among other issues. | While it is also possible to edit the text or formatting of bibliography references in this window, doing so is discouraged. References edited here will not be automatically updated by Zotero if you change the data in your library. Editing references here is also somewhat unreliable; several users have reported that modifications made here sometimes do not persist when Zotero references, among other issues. |