Zotero offers thousands of citation styles and they can be easily changed.

1. Under Edit in the top menu bar in the Zotero client select Settings
2. Select "Cite"
3. Select one of the pre-installed styles
4. There are many more styles in addition to the pre-installed options. If you want a style not listed, click on "get additional styles" to search for and select the style you want.

Zotero can be integrated with Microsoft Word to generate both in-text citations and bibliographies within your text document using references from your Zotero library. Note that Zotero only works with the desktop version of Word, not Word Online.

• The Word plugin is bundled with Zotero and should be installed automatically when you first start Zotero. Once the plugin is installed, you will see a Zotero tab in the top menu bar of your Word document.
• Use the icons under the Zotero tab in your Word document to select your citation style, insert citations from your Zotero library, and generate your bibliography.
• Zotero also works with LibreOffice and Google Docs. These plugins are bundled with Zotero and should be installed automatically when you first start Zotero.

There are two ways to create formatted bibliographies using Zotero without the word processor integration.

Quick Copy

• Select your citation style by clicking Edit in the top menu bar in the Zotero client, select settings, and click Export. Select your citation style from the drop down menu.
• Drag and drop references from the center pane in Zotero into any text field (Word document, web page, blog, etc.).
• Zotero will automatically format references according to your selected citation style.

Right-click to Select

• Highlight one or more references in the center pane in Zotero (use Shift-arrow key to highlight multiple references).
• Right-click (or control-click on Macs) to select “Create Bibliography from Items...”
• You can also select any collection in the left-hand pane, right click and select "Create Bibliography from Collection..."
• Select your citation style and output method. If you select Copy to Clipboard, you can then open a text document and right-click to paste the formatted bibliography into your document.

To create an annotated bibliography in APA style:

• Enter your annotation in the "extra" field in the right-hand pane in Zotero for each reference you want to include.
• Select American Psychological Association 7th edition (annotated bibliography) as your citation style. If you don't see this style in your list click "get additional styles."
• Use the techniques listed above to create a document with the annotated bibliography.

To create an annotated bibliography in Chicago style:

• Enter your annotation in the "extra" field in the right-hand pane in Zotero for each reference you want to include.
• Select Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (note, annotated bibliography) as your citation style. If you don't see this style in your list click "get additional styles."
• Use the techniques listed above to create a document with the annotated bibliography.

For information on creating annotated bibliographies in other styles, see the Zotero Annotated Bibliography Guide from California State University, San Bernadino.