I realize this isn't the correct thread, but it is kinda close. I'm a newbie, but my zotero is incorrectly putting my in-text citations as (author date) with no comma even though I'm selecting APA 7th edition. Any idea why?
at what point in the process of adding a citation (either importing into zotero) or adding as an in-text citation, does zotero ask you what style you want? it seems sometimes it asks me when i'm clicking "insert citation" and sometimes it doesn't.
i just did a test, imported a .ris citation into zotero, and the system did not ask what style i wanted. i hit "insert citation" (and used the newly imported citation) and it did not ask me the style either, and inserted it incorrectly (without comma between author and date for APA 7th. Thank you.
just went through some tutorials. should i be choosing my citation style via zotero>preferences>cite>style manager and select from list? well, i do that, and choose apa 7. then, when i check the document and insert a new citation, it does not include the comma. i go back to zotero>preferences>cite>style manager and apa 7th edition (nor any style) is highlighted in the list. is the citation style i've selected in style manager supposed to stay highlighted? what is the best way to choose your citation style and why would the software not do what you have selected?
should i be choosing my citation style via zotero>preferences>cite>style manager and select from list
No. That has nothing to do with your document. That's just where you add or remove styles.
Zotero generates APA citations correctly. It's inserting them in whatever style you chose when you started working in the document, when it first shows the Document Preferences window. You can change the style after the fact by reopening the plugin's Document Preferences window.
i just did a test, imported a .ris citation into zotero, and the system did not ask what style i wanted. i hit "insert citation" (and used the newly imported citation) and it did not ask me the style either, and inserted it incorrectly (without comma between author and date for APA 7th. Thank you.
Zotero generates APA citations correctly. It's inserting them in whatever style you chose when you started working in the document, when it first shows the Document Preferences window. You can change the style after the fact by reopening the plugin's Document Preferences window.
i actually have word 2011, with a tiny little toolbar plus that applescript entry.
got it! i had apa 6th selected. thank you distillman!