Upgrade StorageCannot add MS Word plugin
I just bought MS Word and want to add the plugin. I understand the plugins are added as a package.
I was using Google Docs for my book but have now switched to Word based on a recommendation on this forum. However, I have been on with ChatGPT for the last hour trying to get the Word plugin but with no luck. It shouldn't be this hard. Can someone help me? I am not very technical so appreciate easy instructions.
I was using Google Docs for my book but have now switched to Word based on a recommendation on this forum. However, I have been on with ChatGPT for the last hour trying to get the Word plugin but with no luck. It shouldn't be this hard. Can someone help me? I am not very technical so appreciate easy instructions.
ChatGPT says that you have to download the WORD app not use WORD from MS Copilot 365 where the Zotero connector is currently residing. So how do I get the Zotero connector on the Word Desktop App?
1. Copilot / Word for Web
• What you’re seeing inside your browser (the one that says “Copilot 365 Word”) is Word for the Web.
• It saves files automatically to OneDrive (the Microsoft cloud).
• The Zotero Connector you see there works only in the browser — it can insert citations when you use Google Docs or Word for the Web, but it does not create live Zotero field codes.
• That means: citations look right, but they’re just plain text — they won’t auto-update or refresh later.
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2. Word Desktop App
• The Word app you just installed on your Mac is the full desktop version.
• It works locally on your Mac and can sync with OneDrive too (so your file is still safely in the cloud).
• Only the desktop Word app can use Zotero’s real plugin — the one that gives you:
• the red citation bar
• live field codes
• “Refresh” and “Add/Edit Bibliography” functions