Zotero preferences

Open Zotero, click Edit and choose Preferences. Here you can optimize Zotero for yourself. You can choose options in file handling, e.g. if associated PDFs should automatically be downloaded. Zotero’s default language will be the same as your of your operation system’s, but you can choose among several languages under Advanced.

Syncing. Enter your login information. This allows you to access your Zotero library on any computer with Internet access.

Cite. Under Cite > Word processors you can install Zotero add-ins to your Word or LibreOffice text redaction programs. This will create a separate tab in your text redaction program, allowing you to add citations directly from Zotero to your text and then create a bibliography based on these references.

Under Cite > Styles you can see different citing styles, automatically installed together with Zotero. By clicking on Get additional styles you can search among 10 000 different styles. You can limit your search by formation of the citation or by field.

Different journals, universities, etc. require specific styles. By hovering your cursor over a style name, you can see how it looks like. You can save your selection of styles by clicking on them, this way they will be shown in the Styles window.