When you select the Add/Edit Citation icon, a window will pop up like the one displayed below. If you need another style, be sure to check their style repository for more styles to suit your needs. When you initially click this icon, you will be asked to select a citation style (demonstrated below). Zotero only provides a limited number of options initially. This icon is for adding and editing citations. Installing the Zotero Word Plugin adds a Zotero tab to Microsoft Word on your computer (outlined in red). The Zotero word processor plugins are bundled with Zotero and should be installed automatically for each supported word processor on your computer when you first start Zotero. The Safari capture icon will show up as a little box to the left of the address bar.To use the write and cite function of Zotero, you first need to make sure you have the Word Processor plugin installed. Use Control+ Click and select 'Download linked file to.' to save the file to your desktop or some other easy to remember location. Safari Connector - Depending on your settings Safari may not automatically open the file. You will now see Zotero capture icons in the address bar just like in Firefox. Then click Install when Chrome asks if you want to install.

Links to install the Chrome and Safari connectors are found just below the Standalone download links.Ĭhrome Connector - A box will appear in the lower right hand corner of the browser asking if you want to continue.

Zotero Standalone comes with word processor plug ins, so you will not need to install these. Click on the link for the correct operating system and follow standard procedures for installing software on your computer. You must have administrative privileges on your computer to download the software. To install the Zotero Standalone software visit. The plugins are bundled with the software download. You do not have to install the word processor plugins with standalone. If you don't you will just be redirected to Zotero's website. You must have Zotero Standalone open to use the Chrome and Safari capture icons. You can not have Zotero in Firefox and Standalone open at the same time. Standalone has connectors that work with Safari and Chrome browsers as well as Firefox. Zotero Standalone is a separate software download that is not tied to the Firefox browser.

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