About 5 minutes

Export Obsidian notes to Word with citations

Run the Export note with citations command.

You need Lesson 3 (Draft with citations and citation engine)Zotero (Open on this computer)

You end with

A Word draft with formatted citations and bibliography

The exported Word file open, showing formatted citations like (Sandve et al., 2013, p. 2) and a References list.

Step 1 of 5Get the draft ready to send
Remove lines meant only for you, such as a to-do list, because everything in the note exports to Word.
You should see
The draft contains only what you want in the Word file.
If you see something else
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Step 2 of 5Open the export dialog
Press Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on Mac) and run ZotLit: Export note with citations.
You should see
The dialog Export with citations opens with Format set to Word document.
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Step 3 of 5Choose the citation style
In Citation style, choose APA Style 7th edition.
You should see
The line under the setting reads
Only this export uses this style. The note keeps Default (Chicago author-date).
If you see something else
The style is not in the list
Install the style in Zotero and reopen the dialog.
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Step 4 of 5Export
Select Export.
You should see
The notice names your draft's Word file (here
Exported Chapter 3 - Presenting the results.docx with APA Style 7th edition citations.
).
If you see something else
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Step 5 of 5Open the Word file
In Finder (Mac) or File Explorer (Windows), open the Word file in the draft’s folder.
You should see
The Word file shows formatted citations such as (Sandve et al., 2013, p. 2) and a References list.
If you see something else
Ask in the community →