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Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI): Digital Research Skills

UROC's SURI 2025 Library Guide

Use Zotero to Cite in Word

Open Word. Look for Zotero in the upper ribbon of Word. Select it.

Step 1: Document Preferences

  • Which citation style do you want?

Step 2: Start Adding Citations to Your Document

Zotero Quick Bar

  • Type in author name.
  • Select author.
  • Click on bar to insert page number.
  • Repeat as needed.
  • Hit enter when done.

Zotero Classic View (may be preferred if you want to see the authors & titles)

  • Search for author (upper right).
  • Select author.
  • Add page number.
  • Select Multiple Source. This will initially move the citation to the right panel.
  • Select another source. Hit the green arrow to move it to the right panel.
  • Enter page number.
  • Click OK or Enter when you have select all desired sources.

Step 3: Create Bibliography

Once you have added one or more citations to the document, you can created bibliography.

  • Click. Add/Edit Bibliography.

Activity #4: Cite with Zotero in Word

  1. Start a Word document.
  2. Locate the Zotero "tab".
  3. Select the citation style you wish to use.
  4. Add a minimum of one citation to the document using the Quick Bar.
  5. Add a minimum of one citation to the document using the Classic View.
  6. Create the bibliography in your Word document.