Zotero: A Beginner's Guide

Create a bibliography from Zotero

To create a bibliography for a document from your Zotero references:

  1. Select the references or collections you want to include.
  2. Hold the control key and click to select multiple items (for an entire folder use CTRL+A or CMD+A).
  3. Right-click one of the selected items and choose Create Bibliography.
  4. In popup window (second image below), select style (there are 12 popular styles in list)*
    • You may add other styles (select Manage Style in popup window)
  5. Output Mode - select bibliography
  6. Output Method - Copy to Clipboard
  7. Paste into a document

 

Get Additional Styles or Creating Your own

To find additional styles that are not in the standard package of 12 popular styles,

  1. Go to Zotero Settings
  2. Select Cite
  3. Select Get Additional Styles (Managed Styles in image above).
  4. Search or browse 10000+ styles