Bibliography (auto-)refreshment does not work after zotero update.
Hi,
I am using Zotero + Word 2016 for MacOS for my thesis.
Today, Zotero ran and auto-update that also made me update Word2016 to the latest version.
Since these updates, I'm encountering the following problem:
As soon as I insert a new citation, my bibliography at the end of the document becomes "regular text" (before, it is a "functional field") and the new citations do not get added to bibliography anymore. If I insert a new bibliography, this one includes all references, but still, the new bibliography is plain text and thus new citations won't get added....
Does someone else have this problem or know how to solve it?
Much appreciated!!
I am using Zotero + Word 2016 for MacOS for my thesis.
Today, Zotero ran and auto-update that also made me update Word2016 to the latest version.
Since these updates, I'm encountering the following problem:
As soon as I insert a new citation, my bibliography at the end of the document becomes "regular text" (before, it is a "functional field") and the new citations do not get added to bibliography anymore. If I insert a new bibliography, this one includes all references, but still, the new bibliography is plain text and thus new citations won't get added....
Does someone else have this problem or know how to solve it?
Much appreciated!!
Is this also true in a new document?
But also, how critical is this for you? You can still just add the final, actualized bibliography, correct?
What's also really odd: when I insert a formerly cited citation, it keeps the field formatting and refreshes. If I the re-cite that same formerly cited citation a second time, the problem occurs.... So with an "old citation" it works correctly one time, then fails at a second attempt.
If I insert a new citation (not formerly cited) right away, it already fails during the first attempt.
really, really weird.....
@adamsmith, you're right, it's not super critical, as I can add the finaal bib when I'm done writing. But it's still kind of a pain, not seeing it automatically get larger, and also it's just really weird that it is happenig at all....
Steps to reproduce are:
- open fresh document
- write a few lines
- insert citation that has worked before (noteably, from former zotero collection)
- add bibliography
---> bibliography shows up as plain text right away
I supposse I could and will also try a new zotero collection.
Also, opening a new zotero library doesn't work either, but apparently libraries don't really matter to inserts of citations in word anyways, at it scans all libraries?
Unfortunately, it didn't say where it saved that copy, and I'm not able to find it, even with the help of other (MS Office-related) forum.
Can someone here help where to find that Normal.dotm backup? I would be really curious if resetting it to the old one would help get rid of this bibliography problem.
today, Zotero ran an auto-update on startup again, and now bibliography refreshment seems to work just fine again.
Seems like it was a problem with the previous Zotero update after all..