Download zotero.dotm file

This will open a folder containing the integration component to be installed within LibreOffice itself. While this is unlikely to succeed, it will provide further information about the cause of the installation failure. If you believe your Java configuration is correct and you're still getting an error for a manual installation attempt, you can try deleting some or all of your LibreOffice profile folder , which can fix problems installing LibreOffice extensions.

For errors not listed below, post the error you receive during manual installation to the Zotero Forums. If it's in not there, return to Zotero and the Cite pane of Zotero preferences. If you get an error, refer to installation troubleshooting instructions.

Refer to the Installation Error section. In Zotero LibreOffice Integration, when attempting to add or edit a citation or bibliography, you may see the message. NullPointerException at org. This error indicates that the version of the extension within Zotero does not match the version of the extension within LibreOffice, typically because installation failed. Try reinstalling the plugin. If the installation fails, or you continue to experience this error after reinstalling, see the above section on how to resolve an installation error.

Users with other word processor integration plugins Word for Mac or Word for Windows installed should also make sure that those plugins are the latest available versions. We believe this is caused by a corrupt LibreOffice profile directory. Move or delete the LibreOffice profile directory , then follow the instructions above to reinstall the Zotero LibreOffice extension. This will revert any LibreOffice settings you have customized to their default state.

This error reflects a faulty Java installation within LibreOffice. This issue affects not only Zotero, but any LibreOffice extension that uses Java. Follow the steps below, testing whether manual installation succeeds after each. This is usually caused by an outdated version of LibreOffice that does not properly locate the system Java installation. It can be resolved by installing LibreOffice 5. The most common cause of this error is a deselected Java installation due to a system update.

You should now be able to reinstall the LibreOffice extension from within Zotero. On some Linux installations the Zotero toolbar refuses to install properly in LibreOffice, or is visible in LibreOffice, but clicking the buttons has no effect. Installing the libreoffice-java-common package, available in the repositories of most common linux distributions, usually solves this issue. You will need to upgrade to a bit version of Linux if you are running a bit version of an OS.

If you don't see the installation buttons in the Cite pane, you'll need to repair your Zotero installation:. If you don't see the integration plugins in Add-ons at all, then you should re-download and re-install Zotero.

It is not necessary to uninstall Zotero before re-installing; simply install Zotero over the top of the existing installation. Note: Re-installing Zotero rarely fixes problems and should not be used as a general troubleshooting step. This is one of the few instances where re-installation is helpful. If you've installed any third-party plugins, you may need to reinstall them. If the Zotero tab or toolbar still doesn't appear in your word processor after clicking the install button in the Zotero preferences and restarting your word processor, follow the manual installation instructions.

Word for Windows. Word for Mac. Make sure that you're running Zotero as the same user as Word. Specifically, you should check to make sure neither program is running as administrator. For security and stability reasons, you should typically not run any software as administrator.

Try temporarily disabling any security software you're running, which could interfere with the connection between Word and Zotero. If you've set up Zotero to use multiple Zotero profiles , you might have configured Zotero to launch with the -no-remote command-line option.

This will prevent the plugins from functioning, and if you've done this you should remove the -no-remote command-line option from the shortcut used to launch the Zotero profile. This flag should never be used with Zotero.

If the plugins still aren't working, go to your Word Startup folder , delete Zotero. Then reinstall the plugin. Make sure you're running the latest stable version of Word. Next, make sure you are running the last available version of Word , There are three potential solutions: If you have Office , install the latest available updates. You can then reinstall the Word scripts from Zotero. If it is missing, see Zotero toolbar doesn't appear. If you have only non-English versions of Office installed, you can delete the Microsoft User Data folder if it contains nothing other than the Zotero scripts.

If you get no response when you attempt to use the Word plugin, try the following steps: Restart Word and try again. Make sure Zotero Word for Mac Integration is listed and enabled. If it is disabled, enable it. If it is missing entirely, see Zotero toolbar doesn't appear. Restart Word and try again.

This error indicates that Visual Basic for Applications is malfunctioning, which may happen for several reasons: Office may have been installed without Visual Basic for Applications. If you did not select Visual Basic for Applications during installation, or if you're not sure, reinstall Office , making sure to select this option. A character with an accent or diacritic may be present in the path to Microsoft Word e. Word will regenerate this file the next time it is opened. On macOS Lion and later, the Library directory is hidden by default, but you can open it by holding down the Option key and selecting it from the Go menu.

As of March , the following steps should work getting Office run with Zotero. Install Office and Zotero on Wine 2. Open Zotero. Open Microsoft Word. On macOS, LibreOffice 6. LibreOffice 7. M1 Mac users on LibreOffice versions before 7. In Zotero LibreOffice Integration, when attempting to add or edit a citation or bibliography, you may see the message java.

Check that LibreOffice is up to date, as new Java releases sometimes introduce incompatibilities with LibreOffice. Make sure that Java is installed and enabled in LibreOffice. Generally, no location should be listed, causing Word to use the default location. If another location is listed e. If that's the case, you should reset the path so that it is blank and the default location is used.

You can open it from the Finder by pressing Cmd-Shift-G and copying in the path or by navigating to it. If changes you make to the startup folder aren't taking effect, you can confirm that Word isn't set to a different location. Translations of this page: en. If the folder is empty immediately after reinstalling Zotero, you can download Zotero. Select the Startup folder path and click Modify, click in the whitespace to the right of the path in the location bar at the top of the window, copy the complete path to the clipboard with Ctrl-C, and then click Cancel to close the dialog without making changes.

Open a new File Explorer window and paste the Startup folder path into the address bar. Copy the Zotero. Be sure to copy the file rather than moving it.

If dragging, hold down Ctrl. Find your Word startup folder by following the instructions below. Download Zotero. Note: The file must be extracted in Finder, not via the command line. If you have a non-English version of Office , you may need to move the Zotero. If you're using a non-admin macOS user account , you will need to install the Word plugin from an administrative account or grant write access for the startup directory to the non-admin account to allow it to install Zotero.