Zotero connects to Google Docs to create both in-text citations or footnotes and a bibliography for you right in your document. All you need is the Zotero Connector and the Zotero desktop app. To check if everything is functioning properly, open your Google Doc and look for the Zotero tab. You should see something like this:
Log in to Zotero on the web with your Zotero account and open the Zotero Desktop App.
In your Google Doc, click on the Zotero tab and select Document Preferences. A pop-up will open asking you to log into your Google Account. Follow the prompts in the new window to authenticate the plugin with your Google Account. You will need to do this each time you open a new document.
A pop-up will also open in the Zotero Desktop App. After completing the above step, select the citation style you want to use.
Open your Google Doc and in the Ribbon you should see a tab for Zotero. You should see something like this:
If you need to cite more than one source in the same sentence you can do that too. Highlight the in-text citation or footnote you want to add to, click on Add/edit citation... again, then enter the additional source(s). When you are completely finished, hit Enter.
When you are ready, Zotero will create a Bibliography for you containing every source you used and in the correct format for your citation style. Simply move to the end of your document, then click Add/edit bibliography.
Fun Fact: if you go back and add, remove, or edit any of your citations, this bibliography will update for you too. All you need to do is click Refresh.
The document you've been working in has some embedded coding because you have been using Zotero's Cite While You Write features.
