

Select the reference you want to cite and click OK. To add a citation, click the first button (“Insert Citation”) on the toolbar. The word processing plugin adds a Zotero toolbar to either Microsoft Word or Google Docs that allows you to add formatted citations to your document while you write. This is the easiest way to attach a copy of an article to its entry in your library. Dropping it onto an existing item will attach it to that item.Dropping a file onto a collection, or in between library items, will copy it into your library as a standalone item. Just drag the file into your Zotero pane. It’s easy to attach files (like PDFs) to items in your Zotero library.You can also organize your citations using tags, notes, or the related function.

Citations can be present in more than one folder at a time.

When Zotero detects that you’re looking at a book or article on a catalog, database, or a site like, you’ll see a book or page icon appear in or near the address bar of your browser. Zotero saves references from most library catalogs (including The Claremont Colleges Library Search) and databases, and even many regular web pages, with one click.
