Bibliography

I cannot get the Bibliography to generate. I get {Bibliography} put where all the information should be. This recently started. I had a document that had track changes in it and the numbering was off. I shut off track changes and that resolved but I cannot generate my bib. HELP!
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  • run through these: https://www.zotero.org/support/word_processor_plugin_troubleshooting#debugging_broken_documents
    in particular see 3-6 and 9.
  • I have a particular citation that shows up 2 different ways in the doc. One is a bunch of run on script and the {} stuff but when you print it prints the same and correct for both BUT the se\cond should show up IBID shouldnt it. I think this one is the culprit, How do I fix?
  • What is an image caption?
  • edited January 25, 2016
    which citation style are you using?

    edit: if you don't know, you're likely not using an image caption -- when you insert an image/figure in a Word document, you can add text to it as a caption. You shouldn't insert Zotero-generated citations into that text (Zotero won't let you do that, but you can copy them).
  • I had a professor help me with a few citations. He did them differently. This might be the issue but I can seem to isolate them all. i am am cutting and pasting and have saved as another doc and I am trying to root out the problem doc and it still isnt showing itself yet
  • it says this now "Add In Zotero_ Bibl {custom:[]}CSL BIBLIOGRAPHY"
  • chicago full note it was changed once
  • I'd start by just deleting that. And try insert bibliography again. If that doesn't work (and it likely won't) then click on "Set Document Preferences" and let me know what exactly the settings are (i.e. which citation style and what other settings).
  • Chicago style 16th ed full note
    english
    footnote
    fields is checked
    store ref is checked
  • OK, that should all be fine.

    Have you tried deleting everything around where the bibliography should be and then inserting the bibliography again?

    If that doesn't work, what happens if you take only half of the document, copy it, in a new document, select the same citation style, then paste the copied text and insert bibliography. If that doesn't work, try with the other half of the document. Then report back with what you're seeing.
  • I just did that. I have put it down to try just one page and it still does the same thing.
  • and you did select a citation style in the target document before pasting?

    (and just to make sure this isn't more fundamentally broken: could you just start a fresh document, insert any citation & create a bibliography)
  • I tried to make a completely fresh document of jibberish and it does not create a bibliography for that either. It gives me that same little ditty as above. Its like there is no link.
  • sorry -- what do you mean by "fresh document of jibberish" exactly?
  • I mean a new word document with no real content other than typing a few words and then adding a citation from my current library. Then trying to ad a bibliography.
  • that's very odd. And it just says {Bibliography}, nothing else?
    Try pressing alt+F9 just to make sure you're not just looking at field codes?

    For good measure, might be worth restarting your computer.
  • If i hit the alt f9 which I had just done before you sent this it changes to just Bibliography
  • Yeah, that's quite odd. Try restarting your computer. Also try a different citation style, see if that works.
  • Add In Zotero_ Bibl {custom:[]}CSL BIBLIOGRAPHY" before alt9 it says this
  • I rebooted and removed battery for 39 sec. Still the same weird error
  • the fact that it is on even a new document makes me think that something somewhere in a setting is messed up.
  • i just do not know where to start
  • You've tried a different citation style with the same result?
    Which Word processor exactly are you using (i.e. OS and Word version)?
  • ok so now I did this with a different style on a different document and it worked
  • interesting. Try resetting citation styles from the advanced tab of Zotero (in case you have any custom styles -- you probably don't -- back them up). Then switch to a different style in your main document and switch back to Chicago full note.
  • it does not work in my thesis document though
  • tried and nope
  • it is now working for other documents that I am creating but not for the one i need it to
  • And when you go back to earlier troubleshooting now, pasting just one page of that document into an empty doc?

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