Adding Library Folder in Zotero

With Zotero you can add a library folder so you can organize you reference into its catagory. How do you organize that it is totally you who decide. For example, you can make folder based on the subject or your reference and put all related references in that subject folder. People may also create folders based on the type of the reference such as books, journal articles, reviews, conference proceedings, etc. You can choose how to do this the most convenient way you think. To add a library folder,...

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How to Install Zotero Firefox Extension

Before you can use Zotero facility to collect and organize your reference database or library, first you need to get Zotero Firefox extension and install it. Installation process is quick. Here is how to get Zotero Firefox extension and install it: Go to download Zotero Firefox extension Click Download red button. If the web browser gives you a warning yellow band, click Allow Wait for the downloading process to complete Once downloading has completed, restart your Firefox to allow the extension...

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Importing bibliographic information from the web into Zotero library

One of the very important feature of Zotero you may would like to know is importing reference information automatically from the internet into Zotero library. In the internet, you can find bibliography or references that are related to your field of expertise. Let say Google Scholar. Do you know that you can actually import those references into your library in Zotero? This will save you a lot of time because you don't have to type any single reference. Here is an example how to do that. Go to...

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Have you been using Zotero?

Zotero is an online reference or bibliographic manager with great facilities for scientists and the like. If you a student, teacher, researcher or anyone who often produces documents with references and bibliography, then Zotero is the right facility for you. Zotero is fully integrated with Firefox web browser and there is a plugin for Microsoft Word application Zotero is a free service and dedicated to support people in need of easy reference management system. You can go to Zotero and register...

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How to quickly type a chemical formula in Word 2007 or 2010

If you are working in science fields, especially as a chemist or biologist, then you are likely to have documents that are created with many chemical formula in it. How do you type a chemical formula such as H2SO4 which the chemical formula of sulphuric acid? Beginner Word users will type that normally and do formatting for number 2 and 4 using subscript button so that the formula is typed correctly. But, this is not quite practical when you have to type them such chemical formulas many times. You...

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How to create your thesis with Word 2007 and 2010: Step 9 - How to Create an Automatic Table of Content

Creating an automatic table of contents for a structured document like thesis in Word 2007 or 2010 is the most fun to do. It is even more enjoyable if you have numbered your chapter and sub chapter headings with multilevel list numbering. I recommend you to see previous articles on how to do this. In the previous articles, we have created a document called Academic Document 4 which has applied Heading styles to chapters and sub chapters and we have also numbered them appropriately. We have also...

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How to create your thesis with Word 2007 and 2010: Step 3 - Understanding the Use of Heading and Other Styles in Word 2007 or 2010

As mentioned in other post that when you are creating your thesis or other documents with Word 2007 or 2010, it is highly recommended to expand your style panel to see all styles available in that document. You may also want to expand the style panel when you are reading a Word 2007 or 2010 document created by other people to see whether they have applied styling system to that document or not. A document created with a good styling will have a very consistent look throughout that document and in the style panel you can see all the styles being...

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Activating Style Panel

Activating Style panel is a good practice and recommended by many Word 2007 and 2010 professionals as it is very helpful during your Word 2010 creation. In Style panel, you can see all the styles available in the existing opened document. Default styles brought by Word or styles you have created yourself will all be displayed. So, when you want apply a particular style, you just need to place your mouse cursor on the text to which you want apply the style and click the style name in your Style...

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How to create your thesis with Word 2007 and 2010: Step 2 - Thesis Structure

Undergraduate and graduate thesis or dissertation is a type of academic document with certain structure. From front section to the end, you will find in a thesis or dissertation front pages which consist of at least Thesis Title, Acknowledgment, Table of Contents, List of Tables, List of Figures, and List of Appendices. Then there is a thesis body which consist of chapters, including Introduction, Literature Reviews, Methodology, Results and Discussion, and Conclusion. After that, a thesis ends with closing pages which include List of References...

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How to create your thesis with Word 2007 and 2010: Step 1 - Introduction

I have decided to make a series of articles that will ease people on how to create a graduate thesis with Microsoft Word 2007 or 2010. This is intended primarily to undegraduate or graduate students who are currently writing their thesis or are preparing to do that. Hopely, these articles will provide help them, so that thesis creation becomes more enjoyable and less painful. But, as you go along with these articles on how to use Microsoft Word 2007 or 2010 to create a thesis, you should see that the principles also apply to other documents having...

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Using Document Map in Microsoft Word 2007

Document Map is a very convenient document navigation tools provided by Microsoft Office Word including in Word 2007. With Document Map, you can go and find anything in your document quickly and easily and save you lots of time. With this tools, you do not need to do much scrolling to go to a particular part of your document. But, to see full feature of Document Map you need to use Heading styles to your document. You can see other post on how to use Heading styles in Microsoft Word 2007. For example,...

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