Can't edit citations in word - autoformat issue?
I've been using Zotero successfully with word for years now, but I've run into an issue recently. After I add citations to a document, I am able to edit the in line citation freely. However, if I add enough references that a dash is used, then I cannot edit the in line citation. When I attempt to edit the citation again, I get the error "You must place the cursor in a Zotero citation to edit it."
In addition, I've noticed that, when I add enough citations for a dash to be needed, the font changes to Times New Roman. This makes me think that there is some autocorrect being produced by word that is corrupts the citation for Zotero.
When I insert the Bibliography, the corrupted citations still show up in the correct places.
Has anybody encountered this before or do you know of a solution?
I just upgraded to the newest version of Zotero, and I'm using Microsoft Word in Office For Mac 2016 with the newest update. My laptop is a Macbook Pro Early 2015 running macOS High Sierra (though, I may update the OS to see if that fixes anything).
In addition, I've noticed that, when I add enough citations for a dash to be needed, the font changes to Times New Roman. This makes me think that there is some autocorrect being produced by word that is corrupts the citation for Zotero.
When I insert the Bibliography, the corrupted citations still show up in the correct places.
Has anybody encountered this before or do you know of a solution?
I just upgraded to the newest version of Zotero, and I'm using Microsoft Word in Office For Mac 2016 with the newest update. My laptop is a Macbook Pro Early 2015 running macOS High Sierra (though, I may update the OS to see if that fixes anything).
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[1,2] does not produce an error, and I can edit it again.
If I then add a third citation to produce [1-3], I cannot edit it again. The problem would also happen if I directly added a new citation [4-6].
But, I updated my word yesterday after I noticed the problem with Zotero. The problem was present in that earlier version, which was whatever was current circa November 2016.
I don't think this is a general issue -- certainly isn't on Windows, but I assume bwiernik tested this on Mac Word, too.