Currently WPS is the most compatible and free alternative of Microsoft Office. It is better than Libreoffice and other free offices. Would Zotero make a plugin for WPS?
- WPS is not free software in the free/libre sense of the Word and has no documented API, so the answer (as in previous threads on this) is almost certainly no, at least in the medium run.
- And in particular, Macros/VBA, the main way Zotero would be able to interface with WPS, are a paid feature https://kingsoftoffice.desk.com/customer/portal/questions/14401976-using-macros-developer-tab
Given that most WPS users use the free/gratis version, without another documented API, it’s not really feasible for Zotero to make a plugin for WPS that would be usable to a large number of users. If you want WPS support, they would need to make API hooks available for third party developers to interface with (as LibreOffice, Google Docs, and Word do). - The latest version of WPS has added support of Endnote. I think they will add Zotero API support soon.
- That is something you would need to advocate for to the WPS developers—there isn't really anything Zotero can do to that end. For comparison, Apple developed support for Endnote in Pages years ago, but has expressed zero interest in supporting other reference managers like Zotero.
- Thank you @adamsmith@bwiernik for your clarification. I wish Pages will soon support caption auto-numbering, cross-reference and Zotero. As to WPS, its developers are very attentive to users so i guess Zotero API will be opened soon.
- I really love zotero reference manager but then am still having issues with it since it's not yet compatible with WPS. I prefer WPS to Word and i do whole lot with my WPS. please i need you guys to develop a plug-in for WPS as soon as possible.
- The situation has not changed on WPS’s end. Zotero could not develop a plugin for WPS even if they had the resources to unless WPS provides an API for it on their end.
- I have contacted WPS developers and they are eager for Zotero support but they don’t know how to contact you. Do you have some instant messengers that they can contact you please?
- @bwiernik@adamsmith How can they contact you all? Maybe you can leave your email.
- adamsmith and I are only volunteers. @dstillman or @adomasven would be the people to contact.
- How can i get contact with @distillman and @adomasven? I just have messaged them without reply.
- I suggest they post to https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!forum/zotero-dev
- You're not a WPS developer. I understand that you want this to happen, but there's nothing more you can do about it. It's not helpful for you as a user to post the sentence 'How to enable WPS API for Zotero?' to the developer list.
We're not going to be developing a plugin for WPS ourselves. If WPS wants to add Zotero integration, they can do so, and they can post to zotero-dev with specific technical questions. They'd probably want to use the LibreOffice plugin wire protocol. - @dstillman
Since now WPS is the most useful and viable Office alternative, i truly wish Zotero plugin for WPS will be ready soon. Why is Zotero not going to develop a plugin for WPS? I think WPS is way more handy than LibreOffice. - adamsmith wrote:
To add to that, we have no reason to believe WPS office userbase is large enough to warrant a first-party support (unlike Google Docs or Microsoft Word), since a document processor plugin requires a considerable amount of work both creating and maintaining.WPS is not free software in the free/libre sense of the Word and has no documented API
If WPS wants to work on a plugin we are happy to help. If Zotero users start asking for a WPS plugin en masse, we might also reconsider the position, but there's no planned support right now. - Dear Zotero developer,
Since you said 'If Zotero users start asking for a WPS plugin en masse', I would like to pledge my +1 request here.
@bbbear2002 thank you for your persistence trying to connect the developers.
WPS is the only office suite that maintains 100% compatibility (theoretically, 99.9% in practice) with MS Office. It is due to a permanent agreement to maintain compatibility MS signed with then-dominant WPS/Kingsoft when MS entered China.
Importantly, WPS provides such 100% compatibility on Linux as well. Given that Linux has no MS office. WPS is the *only* option for Linux users who need 100% MS compatibility.
Sincerely, Yi - Folks, the people you need to talk to are the WPS developers.
- @bwiernik I have contacted the WPS developers and they promised to get Zotero support in June this year.
- I have to agree with the lobby in favour of WPS plugin and add my name to that group in the hope that we soon reach the number which would qualify as 'en masse'
Many WPS users are former Libra Office users who have reluctantly abandoned it.
I would be happy to use Libra Office however unless it gets a serious modernisation it is no longer much use due to many compatibility issues with MS office software. - First of all, things like this won't be done in a week or two.
Secondly, the people you need to speak to and annoyingly niggle are the ones at WPS. Zotero is all integrateable from its side. WPS needs to do the work, if they want their users to use Zotero.
So please, go to their forums. Bumping this thread does nothing. - It isn't useful to ask on these forums. The _only_ people who can do anything about WPS support is the WPS developers. Please stop bumping this thread.
- Closing this thread, since there's nothing for us to do here. If you're interested in WPS integration, you'll need to request it from the WPS developers.
If the WPS developers add Zotero support, we'll post an update here.
Overview
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You can begin citing with Zotero by clicking the “Add/Edit Citation” button. Pressing the button brings up the citation dialog. The citation dialog is used to select items from your Zotero library, and create a citation. Start typing part of a title, the last names of one or more authors, and/or a year in the dialog box. WPS Office is used by academics around the world and is so popular among them, the question of how to do citations in the writer section of the suite is an important one to its customers. Here is what you need to know about making citations in WPS Office. There is currently no specific function for creating citations in WPS Office.
RTF/ODF-Scan for Zotero is an add-on for the Zotero reference manager, which allows you to insert plain-text citation markers into documents you write with any word processor. After saving such a document in the OpenDocument Text (.odt) format, RTF/ODF-Scan can then convert these plain-text markers into regular, active Zotero citations. With this workflow, the add-on provides Zotero citation support for word processors for which no dedicated Zotero plugins exist, such as Google Docs and Scrivener.
RTF/ODF-Scan requires Zotero, LibreOffice and Zotero's LibreOffice plugin.
Installation
Installing the RTF/ODF-Scan add-on will add a
Scannable Citeexport translator to the Zotero client and change the
RTF Scanoption to
RTF/ODF Scan.
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Zotero
- RTF/ODF-Scan
- Download the add-on by clicking the
Download Add-on
button to the left. On the next page, right-click the download link to the .xpi file (e.g. 'zotero-odf-scan-v1.0.32-fx.xpi') and selectSave Link As...
. Then, in Zotero, go to Tools --> Add-ons, click the gear icon, and selectInstall Add-on From File...
, and select the downloaded .xpi file. - Zotero LibreOffice plugin
- On its first run, Zotero will automatically install the Zotero LibreOffice plugin. If necessary, the plugin can be reinstalled from the Cite tab of the Zotero preferences.
LibreOffice
Even if you don't use LibreOffice as your word processor, you'll still need this free and open source program for the conversion of RTF/ODF-Scan's plain-text citation markers into active Zotero citations. Obtain a copy at the LibreOffice website.
Inserting Citation Markers
From the Zotero Client
To generate citation markers in Zotero, first set the
Default Output Formatfor Quick Copy to
Scannable Citein the Export tab of the Zotero Preferences. You can now insert citation markers into your document in two easy ways:
- Drag items from your Zotero library and drop them onto your document
- Select items and press Ctrl+Alt+C (Cmd+Shift+C on macOS) to copy the citation markers to your clipboard and press Ctrl+V (Cmd+V) to paste them into your document
From the Zotero Website
It is also possible to generate citation markers directly from personal or group libraries on www.zotero.org using the
Cite Item(s)bookmarklet. To install the bookmarklet, drag and drop the following link to your bookmarks bar:
If you click the installed bookmarklet when viewing a single item in an online Zotero library, a dialog box will appear with the citation marker for that item, which you can then copy and paste into your document. The bookmarklet also works for single or multiple items when you're viewing an item listing. First check the checkboxes next to the items you wish to cite, and click the bookmarklet.
Working with Citation Markers
Citation markers look like this:
{ | Smith, (2012) | | |zu:2433:WQVBH98K}
Each marker is separated into five sections, separated by vertical lines (
pipes). The first section may contain a citation prefix. The second section contains the authors (or title) and year of the cited item; this section only exists to show you which item is cited by the citation marker. The third section may contain a locator, such as a page number. The fourth section may contain a citation suffix. Finally, the fifth section contains a unique item identifier (consisting of a user/group ID and an item ID).
You are free to change the first four sections, but be careful to never modify the identifier section. If we add a citation prefix, locator, and suffix to the above marker, we get:
{See | Smith, (2012) |p. 45 | for an example |zu:2433:WQVBH98K}
will can later be turned into, with e.g. the APA citation style:
(See Smith, 2012, p. 45 for an example)
Formatting Prefixes and Suffixes
Text in citation prefixes and suffixes can be formatted in italics with single asterisks on either side (e.g. *Weltanschauung*), or in bold with double asterisks (e.g. **strongly**).
Suppress Author
You can suppress the author in the active Zotero citation by putting a minus sign (-) at the start of the second section of the citation marker.
{ |-Smith, (2012) | | |zu:2433:WQVBH98K}
This allows you to write 'Smith (2012)' (where you write 'Smith ' by hand, and '(2012)' represents the Zotero citation).
Locators
The following locator labels are automatically recognized and reformatted according to the citation style and locale selected in Zotero. Note that you must included a space between locator label and number (e.g.
ch. 6instead of
ch.6).
Locator | Recognized label(s) |
---|---|
article | 'art.' |
chapter | 'ch.' or 'Ch.' |
subchapter | 'subch.' |
column | 'col.' |
figure | 'fig.' |
line | 'l.' |
note | 'n.' |
issue | 'no.' |
opus | 'op.' |
page | 'p.' or 'pp.' |
paragraph | 'para.' |
subparagraph | 'subpara.' |
part | 'pt.' |
rule | 'r.' |
section | 'sec.' |
subsection | 'subsec.' |
Section | 'Sec.' |
sub verbo | 'sv.' |
schedule | 'sch.' |
title | 'tit.' |
verse | 'vrs.' |
volume | 'vol.' |
Multiple Item Citations
Citation markers that are directly adjacent will be merged into a single Zotero citation, such as '(Smith 1776, 1791)'. RTF/ODF-Scan automatically produces adjacent markers when you create citation markers from multiple items at once in Zotero.
Wps Office Zotero
Customizing the Second Section of Citation Markers
You can customize how the second and the last section of citation markers is generated with two so-called hidden preferences. See the Zotero documentation on hidden preferences for instructions on finding and changing hidden preferences. Both preferences can be toggled with right-click --> Toggle in the
about:configsettings window of Firefox or Zotero Standalone.
- extensions.zotero.translators.ODFScan.includeTitle
- Setting this preference to 'true' will add the item title to the citation marker (default: 'false', i.e. only 'author, (date)').
- extensions.zotero.translators.ODFScan.useZoteroSelect
- Setting this preference to 'true' will change citation markers to use
zotero://select
links instead of simple item IDs (default: 'false:, i.e. citation markers as displayed above). Select links have the disadvantage of being longer, but can be used to access Zotero items directly, e.g. by pasting them directly into Firefox's URL bar. This preference affects citation markers produced with theScannable Cite
export translator, bookmarklet, and reverse conversion. Because of the way library IDs are constructed in Zotero, the group IDs used in default markers and select links differ. Trying to switch formats manually will break RTF/ODF-Scan.
Zotero Plugin
Saving and Converting your Document
Once you are done writing and inserting citation markers, save your document in the OpenDocument Text (.odt) format. If your word processor does not export to the ODT format, you can save the document into a format like .doc, .docx, or .rtf, open that file in LibreOffice, and resave it to .odt. Be careful, though, as every file format conversion may cause undesirable changes in formatting.
Then, select
RTF/ODF Scanin Zotero's gear/action menu. Select
ODF (to citations)as file type, select your saved .odt file as the input file, and set a target destination for the output file.Finally, click
Nextto convert your document.
Zotero Libreoffice
Setting a Citation Style
Now open the converted document — by default it will have
(citation)in its file name — in LibreOffice. In the toolbar of the Zotero LibreOffice plugin, click the
Set Document Preferencesbutton and choose a citation style. Click
OKand Zotero will format all references in your document. If you want a bibliography, move the cursor to the desired location and click
Insert Bibliography.
After conversion of citation markers with RTF/ODF-Scan, the Zotero citations in the new LibreOffice document are now
active— they will update to reflect changes made in your Zotero database and, if you want to, you can change citation styles or add items to your document as if it had been authored using the Zotero LibreOffice plugin all along.
Reverse Conversion
RTF/ODF-Scan can also convert active Zotero citations in an ODF document back to citation markers. This can be useful if you started writing in LibreOffice but want to switch to a word processor without a dedicated Zotero plugin. For this option, select
ODF (to markers)as file type during the document conversion.
Zotero Wps Plugin
Support
Zotero Word
Please ask any questions and report problems to the RTF/ODF - Scan thread on the Zotero forums.