Zotero

• In MS Word, you can use Zotero to Add/Edit Citations, Add Notes, Add/Edit a Bibliography, and change your Document Preferences (e.g. styles).
• When you install Zotero Desktop on your computer, the Word Plugin should automatically install on your computer. The Zotero tab appears in Word when you open a new Word document.

If the toolbar does not appear on MS Word, go to Preferences/Cite and follow the instructions.

The Word plugin in  Zotero 7 has had a slight chage of layout and design, the main functions remain the same.

If the toolbar does not appear on MS Word, go to Settings/Cite and follow the instructions.

Zotero 6 has an Add Note button whcih allows you to bring your annotated notes into a MS Word document.

Please note that in Zotero 7 the Add Note button has moved to the right of Add/Edit Bibliography (see image above) but the instructions below on how to insert extracted annotations remain the same.

To insert extracted annotations to a text in a Word document:

• Click on the Add Note button and a search box will appear.
• Find the annotations you want to import  - you can use a keyword from the title to find this or a tag name you have used.
• Select the Annotation you want to add and then press the Enter key. Your annotation will then appear in your document.

You might experience problems if you are using a computer, which has both EndNote and Mendeley plugins installed in Word.

If the Zotero plugin is causing problems, try disabling the EndNote, or the Mendeley, plugin.

Endnote:

• Open the File menu in Word.
• Select Options then Add-Ins.
• From the Manage list at the foot of the window select COM Add-ins and click Go.
• Unselect the EndNote Cite While you Write Add-in, Click OK

Mendeley:

• Go to your Mendeley Desktop library.  
• Select the Tools tab.
• Click on Uninstall MS Word Plugin.

You can use the word plugin with Google Docs. Find out how from our Zotero FAQs 'Can I use the Zotero plugin to insert citations in Google Docs?'