Importing citations
Hi
I have Zotero standalone installed on Chrome with the zotfile plugin. I am working on a mac. I have several problems and wondering how I can best get help.
1. Citation information is not being imported with PDF either from google scholar or electronic databases like Proquest.
2. How do i cite items in my library once I am in word? (I am working in Windows 365, word for mac version 15.31
Does anyone know where I can get individual help with this as I think there will be a few teething problems yet and I am starting a PhD so need to get this up and running.
Thanks
Elroy
I have Zotero standalone installed on Chrome with the zotfile plugin. I am working on a mac. I have several problems and wondering how I can best get help.
1. Citation information is not being imported with PDF either from google scholar or electronic databases like Proquest.
2. How do i cite items in my library once I am in word? (I am working in Windows 365, word for mac version 15.31
Does anyone know where I can get individual help with this as I think there will be a few teething problems yet and I am starting a PhD so need to get this up and running.
Thanks
Elroy
After restarting Word Zotero plugin interface should show up in the Add-ins tab in Word Ribbon.
Thanks
https://www.zotero.org/support/getting_stuff_into_your_library
1. Can I import citations in Zotero once I have copied a citation to the clipboard when doing a literature search? That is, a list of citations for future reference on a subject? e.g. Primary bone cancer. (2013). Nursing Standard (through 2013), 28(12), 22.
2. Is there a reason I can't retrieve metadata from downloaded items? Is it because I haven't downloaded them correctly or do some not come with metadata?
Elroy
2) retrieve metadata only works for PDFs that are top-level items, i.e. not attached to a Zotero item already.
So, basic citation information needs to be kept in something like a word document?
The problem I had with downloading metadata was only on my Mac. When I went to work on Zotero on the PC in a lab, the metadata was all there. I think it was a synching problem.
Do I need to do a manual synch when leaving the PC I have worked on during the day before I go to the mac I am working on at night?
Cheers
Elroy
https://www.zotero.org/support/retrieve_pdf_metadata