Word displays citations in code

I am having a problem in word.

I am using a Mac 10.6.8 - OSX, and the zotero 3.0.7
I am using the American Psychological Association 6th Edition.

When I opened my word document, suddenly all the citations I had made turned up in code. (Not only did all my zotero citations but also my table of contents - I guess there must be some sort of correlation?!)

When I save the document as PDF, the citations show up in the normal style - no code.

An example of this citation would be:
Instead of : (Tavris & Wade, 2005, p. 384)

I see in the word document:
{ ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"7KHU08wS","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Travis & Wade, 2005, p. 384)","plainCitation":[{"id":177,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/1029004/items/IFFV9TWH"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/1029004/items/IFFV)TWH"],"itemData":{"id":177,"type":"book","title":"Psychology","publisher":"Prentice Hall","number-of-pages":"752","edition":"8th ed.","ISBN":"0131926845","author":[{"family":"Travis","given":"Carol"},{"family":"Wade","given":"Carole"}],"issued":{"year":2005,"month":3,"day":1}},"locator":"384"}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} }


I have checked several forums but I can't find someone who has had a similar problem as me. I would just like to see my word how i could 2 days ago. Maybe someone can help me... Thanks!
  • Sorry sorry sorry - I just found the "cure"
    pressing "alt" + F9
  • yep - just for explanation: alt + F9 toggles the display of the Word field codes that Zotero uses to generate citations (they are also used for other Word functions - e.g. you will see them if you work with form letters, address labels etc.).
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