Field codes appear when Zotero not running

daniel.r
There seems to be a problem that field codes are shown sometimes instead of the formatted citation (at least in Word). This seem to happen only when Zotero is not running. Maybe it is related to accepting tracked changes adjacent to the field but I could not reproduce it reliably.

As a workaround one can close and open the document again but it is a bit annoying when it happens and in particular if one is not aware of the workaround and tries to find another fix.
  • dstillman
    edited today at 8:18am
    No, that's a Word setting — it doesn't have anything to do with whether Zotero is running or not. A Zotero citation is a standard Word field, and once Zotero inserts it into the document, Zotero has absolutely no role in the display of that field.
  • daniel.r
    No, it's not a word setting. But the article explains that it could have to do with track changes. I'll try to keep that in mind and see what happens.
  • tim820
    edited 2 hours ago
    Can Word toggle the field codes (to/from displayed citations) ? If not, a field code may have been corrupted and thus not recognized as a field code by Word.
    https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/word_field_codes
  • dstillman
    @daniel.r: It's literally a Word setting, as it explains on the page I linked to. There's a global setting, and each individual field can be toggled as well. I'm not sure why you're arguing with me?

    @tim820: If it's changing on a Word restart, they're still active fields.

    In any case, the point is that Zotero has nothing to do with deciding how they're rendered.
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