Q. How do I use keyboard shortcuts when using Zotero to add or edit citations in Word?

Zotero does not have default keyboard shortcuts in Word but you can create your own. Here's how to create your own keyboard shortcuts in Word for Windows:

1. Open Word and go to File > Options > Customize Ribbon.

2. From this window, you will see "Keyboard Shortcuts: Customize" at the bottom.

3. Select "Customize."

4. Under "Categories," scroll all the way down to the bottom to find "Macros" and select it.

5. Under "Macros," scroll all the way down to the bottom to find ZoteroAddEditBibliography, ZoteroAddEditCitation, etc.

6. Select/highlight the preferred operation, e.g. ZoteroAddEditCitation, and then "Specify the Keyboard Sequence" by placing your cursor in the "Press New Shortcut Key" field and enter your keyboard sequence.

7. If you choose a sequence that is already being used for a different shortcut, it will show up under the "Current Keys" field as "Currently Assigned To [...]"

8. NOTE: You can overwrite a sequence so don't overwrite a sequence you commonly use.

If you want to create your own shortcuts in Word for Mac or LibreOffice, see Zotero's Word Processor Plugin Shortcuts.

Part or all of this answer is adapted from Zotero wiki content distributed under various Creative Commons licenses found at zotero.org/support/licensing. Additional content may have been adapted from the Zotero LibGuide by Jason Puckett and licensed by Georgia State University Library under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License.