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Writing 101 E: Writing China

Fall 2018

How to Set Up Zotero

How to Set Up Zotero

  1. Go to Zotero.org
    • Select register
    • Fill out the registration form
    • Authenticate your account via your email
  2. Download Zotero 5.0 at Zotero.org
  3. Download the Zotero Connector, for Chrome, Firefox, or Safari
    Zotero 5.0 and Zotero Connector download screen
  4. Open Zotero on your desktop
  5. Sync Zotero to your account 
    • In your Zotero library, select Zotero-->Preferences-->Sync (Mac); Edit-->Preferences-->Sync (Windows)
      A screenshot of the Zotero preferences screen
    • Enter in your account information
    • Click Set up Syncing
    • Click the Green sync button in the upper-right hand corner to manually sync

               A screenshot of the green Zotero synch button

5. Start adding references!

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