Reference management software: Zotero 7

Sometimes you may discover errors in the metadata, such as a false year of publication for a source. Never change directly in the citations in the document (grey fields in Word), since all changes made there will be overwritten the next time the document is updated! Instead, do as follows:

1. Go to the cited item in your Zotero library. When you mark the item, its metadata appears to the right. You can then fix errors by entering the correct metadata directly in the metadata fields, e.g., under "Editor" or "Title". The changes will be updated both in the citations and in the reference list in your document when you click Refresh in the Zotero tab.
2. If you need to make changes manually in the citation in your document, use Unlink Citations in the Zotero tab in Word. This breaks the connection between Zotero and your Word document and stops the citations from being updated. You can now edit the citations without risking the changes being overwritten.

Note that the connection cannot be restored! Breaking the connection should be among the last changes you make to the document. We also recommend that you make a copy of the document before breaking the connection; in this way, you will still have a version to work with in Zotero, should you wish, for instance, to change the reference style in your article in order to send it to a different journal.