Missing option to manually edit in-text Zotero for Word (Mac)

sojal2

Hi! In previous versions of Zotero plug-in for Word (Mac), when inserting an in-text citation, it was possible to manually edit the citation using the classic dialog window. This allowed me to modify the displayed text (e.g., to customize what appears in the citation while keeping it properly linked to the reference).

Since updating to version 9.0.1, I can no longer find this option. The interface seems to have changed, and I do not see how to manually edit the citation text without breaking the link (i.e., without unlinking the citation).

Could you clarify whether this feature has been removed, relocated, or replaced? If it still exists, what is the correct way to access it in the current version?

Thank you for your help.

poettli

https://www.zotero.org/blog/zotero-8/
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/129495/adding-page-number-in-zotero-8

dstillman

The relevant portion from the blog post:

(For those coming from the classic dialog, note that there’s no text field to make manual edits to citations. It’s been possible to edit citations directly in the document for many years, which is why the red bar didn’t include such a text field either. More importantly, though, such manual edits should be avoided in almost all cases. Instead, customize the citation via the citation dialog, which will allow Zotero to continue to update the citation as necessary.)