The simplicity of Zotero makes it my number one choice as a reference manager.

For the purpose of this guide, I will be using the Zotero Standalone program with the Zotero Connector Firefox Add-on.

You may need to restart your browser for the install to take effect.

You can also download the extension for Google Chrome by clicking here.

To do this, open up the Zotero Standalone program and click on Edit Preferences.

Within the preferences window, go to the Cite tab and then click on the Word Processors sub-tab.

Insert A Reference How To Add References

If you dont know how to add references to the Zotero program I will be doing a guide on how to do this in the near future.

For this example, I will use the American Psychological Association 6th edition style.

This is a floating, red bar from the Zotero Standalone program.

When you see the reference you want to cite, click on it and it will be added to the bar.

To add multiple citations, just repeat the process by searching and clicking on the required reference.

Obviously, for this to work you need to have a document where Zotero citations are present.

Insert A Reference Update The Bibliography

To update this, click the Refresh button in the Word ribbon panels to update the bibliography.

This will then turn all of the citations and bibliography text into standard text.

Therefore, you will no longer be able to edit the citations or bibliography.

This is useful to do before sending a manuscript off to a journal, for example.

However, ensure you save the copy with the field codes still in place to allow for editing in the future.

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