#MICROSOFT WORD ZOTERO PLUGIN FOR MAC#
#MICROSOFT WORD ZOTERO PLUGIN SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD#
#MICROSOFT WORD ZOTERO PLUGIN INSTALL#
#MICROSOFT WORD ZOTERO PLUGIN MANUAL#

#MICROSOFT WORD ZOTERO PLUGIN INSTALL#

If you find that it is enabled, it means Zotero will have already attempted to install Zotero.dotm in the default Word startup location, but it cannot hurt to go into Preferences -> Cite -> Word Plugins and click 'Reinstall Word Add-in'.

#MICROSOFT WORD ZOTERO PLUGIN FOR MAC#

Check that under Zotero -> Tools -> Add-ins 'Zotero Word for Mac Plugin' is enabled Right, so per my note above, the way to go about troubleshooting this is as follows:ġ. If something is unclear I can publish the screenshots. Is Zotero plugin in Word on MACs suppose to stay stable or only stays if you are working wth Zotero in that document? I don't really know about the setup of these MACs, but they seem to be all personal MACs, the only thing they download from our intranet is Microssoft Office package, because it is then free. Please ensure that Zotero or Firefox is open and try again'. Then one student had a very special case, when all was set and Zotero.dotm was in place, but while she started citing in Word with Zotero the error message appeared 'Word could not communicate with Zotero. The other lucky ones managed it, but the unluckiest ones found Zotero.dotm file in Zotero folder, but got lost and could never find Word start-up folder. Those lucky ones found Zotero.dotm in Word startup folder, the unlucky ones had to get out of Word and search for Zotero.dotm in Finder to copy it to Word start-up. The best solution for these students was to associate Zotero.dotm file via Word through Developer-Word plugins-Associate and then open the Zotero.dotm file in Word start-up folder (all procedure done via Word Developer mode-Word plugins). But even those who have it after they run 'Reinstall Microsoft Word add-in' it does not install it. Some have 'Zotero Word plugin for MAC' in Zotero's Tools, but some do not. I just want to note that students download the whole Microsoft Office package from our local intranet, but the package is up to date. These are all personal computers, not the library's. Of course, they tried to remove Zotero.dotm from Word startup folder and place it there again. They also tried to use Zotero 4, older version. They tried to reinstall Zotero 5, Word and connectors. They had the newest MAC operative system (2017), newest Word (2016 or 2017) and newest Zotero 5. Zotero is open, they tried to use both Chrome and Firefox, together and separately, they had both connectors installed. Please ensure that Zotero or Firefox is open and try again”. In addition, we have a couple of students who after going through all these procedures get the Zotero plugin, BUT (surprisingly!) when they start using it (so, when they click on “Add citation”), the message appears: “Word could not communicate with Zotero. Zotero plugin stays if they save the specific file where they started citing through Zotero, though. Then some students happen to finally get it in Word, but as soon as they do not save the Word file, the Zotero plugin disappears, they have to repeat the procedure of associating the Zotero.dotm file through a Developer plugin in Word again.

Some students do not get it also when they copy Zotero.dotm from Zotero folder to Word startup folder, they need to have the Developer plugin in Word and install that file through Developer-Word plugins. We want to note that it is not the easiest task to find the Word startup folder on MAC.

#MICROSOFT WORD ZOTERO PLUGIN MANUAL#

Therefore, we use the manual method, which you describe here: Others do have it, but when they run reinstallation (with Word and Zotero closed), even though they receive the message that this add-in has been successfully installed, it does not appear in Word. Some do not have the possibility to reinstall Word add-in in Zotero preferences simply because this message is missing there. Then the story goes in different directions:

#MICROSOFT WORD ZOTERO PLUGIN SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD#

As noticed at our library all MAC users do not get Zotero add in in Word automatically after the Zotero software download from your website.

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