Zotero: Citation Manager

Now that you've created a Zotero account and you have sources in it, you can start using it to save time during your writing process. This page will walk you through some options.

You'll need your Zotero Library (the part on your computer) to be open when you're creating Reference Lists, Bibliographies or working in MS Word.

Drag and drop references into a bibliography:

1. Select the reference(s) you want to include.
2. Drag them to a Word Document/Google Doc.
3. Drop them.
4. That's it, your references are now ready to be used in a bibliography.

Create a bibliography by selecting references:

1. Select the references you want to include.
2. Right-click and select Generate Bibliography from Items.
3. Choose your citation style, bibliography and copy to clipboard.
4. Open a Word Document.
5. Paste (ctr + v).
6. That's it, your references are in a document, ready to be used in a bibliography

You can drag & drop in-text citations, the same way that you drag & drop a reference(s):

1. Select the reference you're using.
2. Hold down shift while dragging it to your paper.
3. Drop it.
4. That's it!