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Zotero Tutorial

January 31, 2013

+Zotero tutorial

+Zotero tutorial

You need to download Zotero for Firfox AND the Word plug in

+Zotero tutorial Once you do that a button will be added to the address bar for easily importing references and a button at the bottom of the browser will be added to access your library. You can switch between having Zotero in half screen mode or as a tab with the “Toggle Tab Mode” button.

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Sync to your account• Actions – preferences - sync

To get it to export in the correct format• Actions – preferences – cite – styles – get additional styles (then

export – default output)

To add references • From the button in the address bar (either one at a time or in

groups)• By DOI or ISBN in the Zotero tab• By page in the Zotero tab• By hand in the Zotero tab

To manage references • Create folders within Zotero • Add notes or key word tags to make searching easier

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To add citations, go to Add-Ins, and the first button is “insert citation.”

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That will bring up a search box and you can select your reference. Or you can click on the Z and get back to the classic view

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Keep adding citations and when you are ready to put in your references, click the third button “insert bibliography”

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… and done. Now, if you add new references in the middle of text or rearrange paragraphs, all you have to do is hit the 5th button “Refresh” and it will update everything for you.