Library Services
To edit a citation in Zotero 7:
The Add/Edit Citation window will open with the selected reference is highlighted.
On the bottom right of window you will see the box to add the Page number, for example, click on the little down arrow to see the whole list of options.
Other options include: Chapter, Issue or Paragraph.
Tick the Omit Author box if you want to remove the author from your citation.
Click OK to rturn to your document and save your changes
The Zotero MS Word plugin generates code, that is hidden in your Word document, and enables Zotero to communicate with Word.
If you click on an in-text citation or on your bibliography, the background will go grey, this indicates that code is present.
Warning! Do not type over any part of your document which is greyed as this disrupts the coding in Word.
In some situations you may want to edit a citation you’ve already added, either to correct a reference or to add more detail, such as a specific page number.
To edit a citation:
If you want to add additional text such as 'quoted in' or delete the author's name if you have used it in the sentence e.g. 'Meloni states...' follow the instructions below:
If you want to edit a reference that you have inserted into a Word document, make the changes to the reference in your Zotero Library.
Then, return to Word and click on the Refresh icon on the Zotero tab, the reference will be updated in Word.