Creating
Bibliography in Zotero
This article
shows users how to create a bibliography using Zotero. If you want to create a
bibliography in Microsoft word click here.
Quick Copy
If you just
want to quickly add references to a paper, email, or blog post, Zotero's Quick
Copy is the easiest way to go. Simply select items in the center column and
drag them into any text field. Zotero will automatically create a formatted
bibliography for you. To copy citations instead of references, hold down Shift
at the start of the drag.
To configure
your Quick Copy preferences, open the Zotero preferences menu and select Export. From this tab you can do the following:
·
Set the default export format
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Set up site-specific export settings
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Choose whether you want Zotero to include HTML markup when
copying
You can also
use Quick Copy keyboard shortcuts to copy
citations and bibliographies to your system clipboard and then paste them into
documents. Default shortcuts are Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-C (bibliography) and
Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-A (citations).
Right-Click
to Create Citation/Bibliography
To create a
bibliography or a citations list in Zotero, highlight one or more references
and then right-click (or control-click on Macs) to select “Create Bibliography
from Selected Item(s)…”. Then select a citation style for your
citation/bibliography format and choose either to create a list of Citations/Notes
or a Bibliography. Then choose one of the following four ways to create
your citation/bibliography:
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Save as RTF will allow you to save the bibliography as a
rich text file.
·
Save as HTML will allow you to save the bibliography as
a HTML file for viewing in a web browser. This format will also embed metadata
allowing other Zotero users viewing the document to capture bibliographic
information.
·
Copy to Clipboard will allow you to save the
bibliography to your clipboard to paste into any text field.
·
Print will send your bibliography straight to a printer.
RTF Scan
With RTF Scan, you can
write in plain text, and use Zotero to finalize your citations and
bibliographies in the style you want.
Note: Adapted from https://www.zotero.org/support/ .