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Creating In-text Citations and Reference List with Zotero

Insert In-text-citation

When you add an in-text citation into the text of your document, the full source citation will be added to the Works Cited or Bibliography section of your document in the citation style you selected.

  1. Within the Word document, place the cursor in the location where the in-text citation should appear.
  2. Click the Add/Edit Citation button in the Zotero toolbar.
  3. In the popup box, enter a search term like an author's last name
  4. Select the source that pops up in the option list.
    • If you need to insert more than one source, continue to search for the sources and select sources.
    • Click inside the citation to add a page number or omit the author's name.
  5. Press the Enter key on your keyboard.

Add Bibliography

Do note that you need to have at least one in-text citation added to your document that is linked to your Zotero Library.

  1. Create a new page blank page at the end of your document. Place your cursor where you want the bibliography to be inserted.
  2. In the Zotero tab, click the Add/Edit Bibliography button.
  3. The bibliography will be automatically inserted in the correct style format.

Watch the video below to see how it works: