I can't add footnotes.

gkyris

In word, I am trying to add footnotes in this style 'author date: page' with no luck.

In the Zotero plug in tab, I click 'add/insert citation' and I am using styles that *I think* use footnotes, like Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (note), but they only do in-text citations. I don't know if I should see a different option in the tab, or if there is a different style to use, or something else to try, but any help much appreciated....

damnation

You are using, as the name suggests, a "note" style.

You have 3 options:
1. Manually add the footnotes and insert your author-date citations there manually.
2. Take the Chicago author-date style, edit it so it behaves like a note styles (fairly easy to switch code wise).
3. Take the Chicago note style and edit it to your required format.

adamsmith

CMoS Note should certainly insert footnotes. My best guess is that you're setting the citation style in the wrong place -- it's set in the "Document Settings" of the Zotero word processor add-on.

If that's not it, could we see a screenshot of how an inserted citation looks in Word?

gkyris

Thank you both.

adamsmith- your guess was correct, so I can now add it as footnote, thanks! I also managed to download World Politics, which is exactly the style I want.