Zotero for mac word 20161/19/2024 ![]() If you want a different startup folder location (for example I decided to create mine at Applications/Microsoft Office 2016/Office/startup/word so that I can run WORD 2011 and WORD 2016 at the same time), create the folder with Finder then in WORD go to Preferences-> File locations end edit the path name for Startup to whatever you decided to use.ĭ. To check where your word startup folder is, in WORD go to Preferences-> File locations, and look at the path name for Startup.Ĭ. But my WORD 2016 has its startup folder by default at Applications/ Office/ startup/ word.ī. Yes, this should be automatic, but when Zotero (even the latest version) downloads the plug-in, it assumes you want it installed for WORD 2011 (!), so it downloads to Applications/ Microsoft Office 2011/ Office/ startup/ word. Link the Zotero WORD add-in to WORD 2016.Ī. Repeat step 2a to check that you now have the ‘Zotero.dot’ file with the date somewhere on your disk.ģ. Note that you have to do this after step 1, because if you do it from the older version of Zotero you get the older version of the add-in. Ignore all the crap on the website about downloading it using Firefox it doesn’t work! Forget Firefox. To download the add-in, in Zotero go to Preferences -> Cite and press the button ‘reinstall WORD add-in’. I have checked, and the new Zotero.dot file still works OK with WORD 2011.Ĭ. If you want to keep the old Zotero.dot file for any reason, back it up somewhere now because the next instruction is going to overwrite it. If you already have the version go to step 3.ī. Both old and new versions are called ‘Zotero.dot’ but the old WORD 2011 version has a file date of, the new WORD 2016 version is dated. You can find the add-in, ‘Zotero.dot’ by searching your Mac with Finder. Get the latest version of the WORD add-in.Ī. Start Zotero and go to Zotero -> about Zotero. When you come to moving the app to the applications folder, say ‘yes’ to replacing the old ‘Zotero.app’ file.ĭ. To get the real latest version you have to go back to the Zotero website using any browser - it does not have to be Firefox - and install Zotero as if you were doing it for the first time. I thought it was the latest version because it said it was! It was on automatic update, and if I pressed the manual update button it said there were no further updates. I had Zotero 4.0.20 installed, had used it for years, it worked fine. If you already have 4.0.29 go straight to step 2.ī. To check what version you have now go to Zotero -> about Zotero. Link the Zotero WORD add-in to WORD 2016 (even though this should be automatic)Ī. Get the latest version of the WORD add-in (even if you think you already did)ģ. Get the latest version of Zotero standalone (even if you think you already have it)Ģ. I am trying to be helpful by telling you what worked for me, but cannot take liability for the results.ġ. I have no connection with Zotero and found all this out by experiment. I can’t help PC users, Firefox users or anyone else, so please start a separate thread for any other problem. These instructions are for people upgrading to WORD for Mac 2016 with standalone Zotero on a Mac. ![]() Then I spent another hour typing it up so you do not have to waste that time :-) I had to continue using WORD 2011 for a few weeks until one Sunday I spent several hours getting it to work. I then found that there are a lot of misleading suggestions out there that also do not work, and just waste a massive amount of time. I am a regular Zotero user and love it to bits, so this was a massive disappointment. ![]() Like many people I recently upgraded my Word for Mac 2011 to 2016, only to find that Zotero stopped working, and the obvious ways of upgrading simply do not work. Shame on Zotero for making such a dog's dinner of what should be a very simple upgrade, and then compound it by issuing misleading information and instructions.
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