If you know any details about the reference you want to insert, such as author name, you can start typing it into the box and Zotero should start pulling up a list of choices that you can click on and insert in your paper (see first picture below). When you click on Add/Edit Citation in Zotero, a red search box will pop up. You do have to open your Zotero desktop client first before you can insert citations into your Word document.

Select RefWorks Citation Manager to finish the process and sign-in to your RefWorks account.Zotero's plug-in will typically install a tab in Microsoft Word's task bar along the top. Once you have added RefWorks Citation Manager, go to View and select Add-In. From the Add-In dropdown menu select My Add-Ins to find Refworks Citation Manager. Then, follow the directions provided to download it onto your Microsoft Word 2016, 2019, or Word Online. Scroll Down to Cite in Microsoft Word and on the right select View Instructions to Download to download from the Word Store. In order to begin the process of downloading RefWorks Citation Manager, please go to the More icon across the top and select Tools from the dropdown menu.

Do not try to use both on the same document as they do not communicate.

If you have new documents, please try using RefWorks Citation Manager. If you have any older documents that you may have already begun in Write N Cite, continue to use Write N Cite. With the PC, please keep in mind that you can have both Write N Cite and RefWorks Citation Manager downloaded at the same time. RefWorks Citation Manager is the new in-text citation tool that you can use if you have Microsoft 2016 for either Mac or PC, Microsoft 2019, or Word Online.

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