Unable to cite on word document:the whole research paper pops up instead

skibera · November 20, 2024

Every time I try to cite from Zotero in a Word document, instead of citation, it brings the whole paper into the document. What could be the problem? why does it bring a big section of the research paper instead of the citation only?

arggem · November 20, 2024

How exactly are you trying to cite? Be specific.

dstillman · November 21, 2024

Can you also share a screenshot, either here or in an email to support@zotero.org with a link to this thread? (We'll respond here either way.) Not clear what you mean by "bring a big section of the research paper".

skibera · November 21, 2024

https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u13295644/cihxe35x12jkya75b9oh.png

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skibera · November 21, 2024

Please assist me I could be doing it wrongly. In the first one above: In Word, I put my pointer there, then clicked Zotero and typed the topic. When I hit the enter key, instead of the in-text citation popping up, it brought the whole topic as a citation, as below. What could be the problem?

adamsmith · November 21, 2024

Either you're citing an attachment/stored file directly or you just have very poor metadata for an item in Zotero. Look at the entry of the item you're citing in Zotero -- it should, e.g., have a date and a proper title and likely an author.

skibera · November 22, 2024

This is a possibility, @adamsmith, Thanks