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Southerngirlxx

References does not copy in the correct format...example, when copying and pasting ref into document it paste as (-0.33) for indentation not the hanging tab format. How do I fix this permanently?

adamsmith

which citation style?
Generally, citation styles with numbers flush on the side of the citation don't work well with copy&paste into Word. They work nicely using the Word add-on, though.

Southerngirlxx

APA 6th edition ...sorry

Southerngirlxx

ok, maybe that is the problem , I saw that it did not have the add-on because it worked for me before

Southerngirlxx

I found the problem it was word, preferences in word was set to Chicago style. thank you for stopping by

Southerngirlxx

Ok its me again, Word is correct and Zotero standalone is correct. something is happening during the transition or transporting of information. Copy & paste does not hold format...any suggestions for APA format of Reference list?

adamsmith

yeah, if you care about the specifics of the indenting, you can
1. Save as RTF from the Create Bibliography Dialog and open in Word
2. Use the Word add-on to insert citations and bibliographies (actually use it--any settings you make there only affect citations/bibs inserted with the add-on) or
3. Re-adjust the indenting after saving.

This is a weird thing that the Word clipboard interpretation does, I don't think there's a way to fix this on copy&paste.

Southerngirlxx

Thank you adamsmith, I will take your advice...its funny I did not have this problem before.

bwiernik

The method I use with Word if I am inserting just a few references into an already existing bibliography is to copy-paste, then type Ctrl, then M. This tells Word to "Merge Formatting" of the pasted text into the existing bibliography format, which fixes the indent problem.

If I am building an entire bibliography from scratch, then I use Word Add-on itself (as adamsmith says above).