imported PDFs from harddrive aren't being cited/opened properly

Hi, I'm a brand new user and not all that tech-savvy so I cannot figure out what I'm doing wrong from other forum comments.

I created a library using PDFs already saved on my harddrive. I'm using the standalone and Word 2010 with Windows 7 professional. When I insert a citation and create a bibliography into a Word document, all that is shown is the name I gave the PDF when I originally saved it to my harddrive, not the actual citation. It does this whether I save a copy or save a link. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks much.
  • you need to make sure that PDFs are attached to actual citation data. This may help:
    https://www.zotero.org/support/retrieve_pdf_metadata
  • Great, I think that may work. If not, I will write back.
    Thanks for the speedy reply.
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