Which export should I use for an APA, MLA, or Chicago paper?

Rich Text (.rtf) if you want a file with the 0.5-inch hanging indent and no automatic numbers. Copy All (the button beside Export) if you would rather paste and then apply Format → hanging indent in Word, Docs, or Pages. Do not use Numbered list or keep the 1. 2. 3. prefixes from the Word .doc download.

Where is Copy All? I only see Numbered list in Export.

leftover-Copy-All-capital-A: Copy All is a separate button on the bibliography toolbar, next to Import and Export. The Export menu's text copies are Numbered list and Bulleted list. Copy All joins the visible entries with a blank line and no 1. 2. 3. prefixes.

Does the Word export keep the hanging indent?

Yes. The .doc file is HTML with a 0.5-inch hanging indent on each paragraph, so Word and Google Drive usually keep the wrap. It also numbers every entry. Delete those numbers for APA, MLA, and Chicago; keep them only for a numbered style such as Vancouver or IEEE.

How do I get a hanging indent in Google Docs?

Highlight the pasted entries. Format → Align & indent → Indentation options → Special indent → Hanging → Apply. That path is Google's official recipe. Upload the RTF export instead if you do not want to set the indent by hand.

How do I hang a bibliography in Apple Pages?

Open the Rich Text (.rtf) export so the indent is already there. If you pasted Copy All, select the entries, open Format → Layout → Indents, and raise Left to 0.5 in. Apple's Pages guide calls that a hanging or second-line indent.

Should I use Google Docs Tools → Citations instead?

Not to import a finished CitationEasy list. leftover-Google-still-MLA-8-Chicago-17: that sidebar only builds MLA 8th edition, APA 7th edition, and Chicago Author-Date 17th edition. leftover-Google-Insert-Works-Cited-or-Insert-References: the Learning Center button is Insert Works Cited or Insert References, and leftover-Google-all-sources-now-quoted it includes every source in the sidebar. Generated labels stay in English. Paste or upload your formatted list.

Do Vancouver or IEEE lists use a hanging indent?

No. Numbered citation-order styles keep 1. 2. 3. and usually a flush or numbered-list layout. Use the Numbered list copy or keep the numbers on the Word download. APA, MLA, and Chicago are the hanging, unnumbered family.

Are my annotation notes in the share link?

No. Share links omit notes. Notes appear only when you choose Copy with annotations or the annotated Word download. That is intentional: a review link should not publish private reading notes.

Is there a CSV export?

leftover-homepage-FAQ-CSV: not in the bibliography Export menu. Use RIS or CSL-JSON for structured data, or Copy All for plain text. If you need a spreadsheet, export RIS and open it in a manager or a converter — do not expect a .csv button on this panel.

What heading goes above the pasted list?

APA 7: References (or Reference for one source), centered and bold — not “Bibliography” and not “Reference List.” MLA 9: Works Cited (Work Cited if there is only one source). Chicago Author-Date: References. Chicago Notes-Bibliography: Bibliography. The export file may say Bibliography because that is the panel name — change the heading to match the style before you submit.

Export a Bibliography to Word or Google Docs: Hanging Indent Leftovers [2026]

Quick Answer: How to Export a Bibliography to Word or Google Docs

Decide what the destination needs. A paper needs formatted text with one paragraph per entry and a hanging indent. A reference manager or Overleaf project needs structured data (RIS, BibTeX, or CSL-JSON). Do not paste a numbered or bulleted export into an APA, MLA, or Chicago paper — those styles do not number the end list. Use the separate Copy All button (not the Export menu) or the Rich Text (.rtf) download when the list must stay unnumbered.

Pick the export, then apply the indent

Word, Docs, or Pages — keep the indent:

Export → Rich Text (.rtf) — Docs, Pages. Open or upload the file. Each entry is already a hanging paragraph with no 1. 2. 3. prefixes.

Google Docs, fastest paste:

Click Copy All (the button beside Export). Paste at the end of the doc. Select the pasted entries. Format → Align & indent → Indentation options → Special indent → Hanging → Apply.

Word, if the indent vanished after a paste:

Select the entries. Home → Paragraph dialog launcher → Indents and Spacing → Special → Hanging → By 0.5" → OK. Windows shortcut: Ctrl+T. Mac: Command+T, or Format → Paragraph.

Apple Pages, if you opened a paste instead of the RTF:

Select the entries. Format sidebar → Layout → Indents → raise Left until wrapped lines sit 0.5 in from the margin.

Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote:

Export → RIS (.ris). In Zotero: File → Import… → A file.

Overleaf / LaTeX:

Export → BibTeX. Paste into references.bib.

Build the list in the citation generator, then come back here for the file that matches the destination. If you only need the indent on text you already pasted, use the hanging indent formatter.

This Page vs Writing the List

Students search “export bibliography to Word” when the strings already exist and the paper still looks wrong: flush-left blocks, numbered 1. 2. 3. lines, missing italics, or a Google Doc that will not hang. How to write a bibliography answers a different question — what to title the page (References, Works Cited, or Bibliography), how to alphabetize, and which handbook example to copy. Format an academic paper sets margins and headings for the whole document. Reference list vs bibliography is the naming guide. The hanging indent formatter is a paste-and-hang widget, not an export. This URL stays on the transfer.

Leftover Facts on the Live Export Sources (Opened 19 October 2026)

The 12 September 2026 version of this page already quoted APA’s list guide, MLA’s Word walkthrough, CMOS 18, Microsoft, Google Docs, Apple Pages, and Zotero. The leftovers below are what those same URLs printed — or stopped printing — when they were reopened on 19 October 2026.

leftover facts, as the live files print them (opened 19 October 2026)

leftover-Google-Insert-Works-Cited-or-Insert-References:

The Google Workspace Learning Center now tells you to click Insert Works Cited or Insert References. The Docs Editors Help page still says Insert bibliography. Both buttons dump every source in the Citations sidebar.

leftover-Google-all-sources-now-quoted:

The Learning Center’s official sentence is no longer a paraphrase: “All the sources in the Citations section get added to your bibliography, regardless of whether you cite them in your document.”

leftover-Google-still-MLA-8-Chicago-17:

Docs Citations is still MLA (8th ed.), APA (7th ed.), and Chicago Author-Date (17th ed.). MLA 9, Chicago 18, and Chicago Notes-Bibliography are still not in the sidebar.

leftover-APA-setup-guide-8-October-2025-Aptos:

The Student Paper Setup Guide was last updated 8 October 2025 and names 12-point Aptos first. The 12 September 2023 beginner checklist is still live; it does not list Aptos. APA’s font page was last updated February 2026.

leftover-APA-reference-list-setup-unquoted:

APA’s reference list setup page forbids the labels “Works Cited,” “Bibliography,” and “Reference List,” and tells you to type each reference as one paragraph. The September 2026 page never quoted those sentences.

leftover-Creating-list-still-23-February-2022:

The Creating an APA Style reference list guide is still last updated 23 February 2022. The hanging-indent and “Reference” (singular) sentences did not change.

leftover-MLA-formatting-papers-Handbook-Plus:

Formatting Your Research Project is now a Handbook Plus teaser, not a hanging-indent recipe. The live Word walkthrough is still Hanging Indents and Microsoft Word (Laura Kiernan, 22 June 2020).

leftover-Microsoft-Applies-To-2024-for-Mac:

Create a hanging indent in Word now lists Word for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Word 2024, Word 2024 for Mac, Word 2021, Word 2021 for Mac, Word 2019, and Word 2016. The September page omitted the Mac SKUs.

leftover-RDP-through-out:

Red Deer Polytechnic’s CMOS 18 bibliography page still prints “through out” (two words) in the line-spacing sentence. This page quotes only the clean hanging-indent and placement sentences, not that typo.

leftover-Copy-All-capital-A:

The live bibliography button label is Copy All, not “Copy all.” It is still the button beside Export, not an item inside the Export menu.

leftover-homepage-FAQ-CSV:

The homepage FAQ still says you can export CSV. The live Export menu has no CSV row. Use RIS or CSL-JSON for structured data.

leftover-Niepel-DOI-wrap:

APA’s Common Reference Examples Guide (3 March 2026) still wraps Niepel’s DOI after 10.1037/. The citation below is the unwrapped official line.

The Official Hanging-Indent Rule

APA, MLA, and Chicago all want the same shape: first line flush left, later lines indented 0.5 in. Apply it with the word processor's paragraph settings. Do not hit Enter in the middle of an entry and then Tab the leftover words. That looks like a hanging indent on one screen and collapses as soon as someone edits the line.

APA Style, Creating an APA Style Reference List Guide (updated 23 February 2022) and Student Paper Checklist (12 September 2023)

Apply a hanging indent for all references using the paragraph-formatting function of your word processing program: The first line is flush left, and all subsequent lines are indented 0.5 in.

Use the section label “References” (not “Works Cited” or “Bibliography”).

It is acceptable to use “Reference” as the label when you cited only one source in your paper.

Double-space the reference list, both within and between references. Do not add extra lines between references.

Double-space all references, both within and between entries, and apply a hanging indent (first line flush left, subsequent lines indented by 0.5 in.). Use the paragraph-formatting function of word processing program to achieve the hanging indent.

Write the label “References” at the top of the page, centered and in bold.

Those sentences are from APA's Creating an APA Style reference list guide (Publication Manual 7th ed., §§2.12 and 9.43–9.49) and the Student Paper Checklist (Beginner’s Version) (last updated 12 September 2023). The first four quotes are the February 2022 list guide; the last two are the 2023 checklist. Both tell you to hang the list with the program's paragraph function, not with the space bar.

APA Style, “Reference list setup” (Publication Manual §§2.12, 9.43–9.49)

Do not use the labels “Works Cited,” “Bibliography,” or “Reference List.”

Type each reference as a single paragraph, justified to the left margin.

A reference that begins near the end of a page can carry over to the next page—let your word-processing software automatically handle things like paragraph and line breaks.

Those three sentences are from APA’s live reference list setup page (opened 19 October 2026). leftover-APA-reference-list-setup-unquoted is that the September page never quoted them. A mid-title Enter creates two paragraphs; only the second one hangs.

APA Style, Student Paper Setup Guide (last updated 8 October 2025)

Many fonts are acceptable, including 12-point Aptos, 11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, 12-point Times New Roman, and 11-point Georgia.

It is fine to use the default font of your word-processing program.

leftover-APA-setup-guide-8-October-2025-Aptos: that handout is newer than the beginner checklist. CitationEasy’s font picker on the Export menu is still Times New Roman, Arial, and Calibri. Aptos is a legal APA student font; it is not a download option on this panel. The APA Style font page (last updated February 2026) repeats Aptos, Calibri, Arial, and Times New Roman.

MLA Style Center, “Hanging Indents and Microsoft Word” (Laura Kiernan, 22 June 2020)

The MLA recommends using hanging indents for works-cited-list entries because they help readers see where an entry begins.

Word will most likely have the default spacing of the hanging indent set to 0.5 inches, which is the standard spacing that the MLA recommends.

The MLA hanging-indent walkthrough is the official Word recipe for PCs and Macs. On a Mac, MLA also documents Format → Paragraph and the Command-Option-M shortcut to the same settings window. Extra blank space between entries is a web fallback, not the print-paper rule. leftover-MLA-formatting-papers-Handbook-Plus: do not treat Formatting Your Research Project as a hanging-indent recipe; as of 19 October 2026 it sends you to MLA Handbook Plus. For sample lines, use Citations by Format.

Chicago 18th edition uses the same hanging list. Red Deer Polytechnic's CMOS 18 bibliography guide restates Manual §2.28: begin each bibliography entry on a new line and use a hanging indent. Place the list at the end of the paper (§13.66). leftover-RDP-through-out: that page’s line-spacing sentence still prints “through out”; this page does not quote it. The Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide is the public edition check for Notes-Bibliography versus Author-Date — it does not change the indent. CMOS 18 also dropped the place of publication from book citations (§14.30); a Word template that still asks for “New York:” is out of date.

Red Deer Polytechnic, “Format Your Bibliography” (CMOS 18 §§2.28, 13.66)

For your Bibliography, begin each entry on a new line and use a hanging indent (2.28).

The bibliography is placed at the end of your paper (13.66).

Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide, Notes and Bibliography (CMOS 18)

Note that a place of publication is no longer required in book citations (see CMOS 14.30).

Microsoft Support, Google Docs Editors Help, and Apple Pages User Guide

A Hanging indent, also known as a second line indent, sets off the first line of a paragraph by positioning it at the margin, and then indenting each subsequent line of the paragraph.

With a hanging indent, everything except the first line is indented.

A hanging indent is a formatting convention commonly used when citing sources, where the first line of text starts at the document margin and subsequent lines are indented.

Microsoft's wording and the Home → Paragraph Settings → Indents and Spacing path are from Create a hanging indent in Word. leftover-Microsoft-Applies-To-2024-for-Mac: that page now names Word for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Word 2024, Word 2024 for Mac, Word 2021, Word 2021 for Mac, Word 2019, and Word 2016. On Mac, the same page uses Format → Paragraph. Google's one-sentence definition and the Format → Align & indent path are on Add a numbered list, bulleted list, or checklist, under “Add a hanging indent.” Apple's definition and Format sidebar → Layout → Indents → Left path are on Set paragraph margins in Pages on Mac.

Formatted Paper vs Reference Manager

A pasted Word list is a picture of one style. RIS, BibTeX, and CSL-JSON are the source fields, so Zotero can restyle the same records tomorrow. Choose once, on purpose.

Need a paper tonight

Copy All, or download Rich Text (.rtf)
Apply or keep the 0.5-inch hanging indent
Title the page References, Works Cited, or Bibliography
Remove any 1. 2. 3. prefixes unless the style is numbered (Vancouver, IEEE, AMA)
Keep italics on book and journal titles

Need a library you can restyle

Download RIS (.ris) for Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote
Copy BibTeX for Overleaf
Download CSL-JSON for Pandoc or Quarto
Do not import a pasted Word list and hope the fields come back
Going the other way: import BibTeX, RIS, or CSL-JSON

What CitationEasy Actually Exports

Two controls sit next to each other on the bibliography panel. Copy All is its own button. Export opens the menu below. These are the live options — not a marketing list. leftover-homepage-FAQ-CSV: there is still no CSV download in that menu.

CitationEasy bibliography Copy All button and Export menu
Control	What you get	Use it when
Copy All (separate button, not inside Export)	Plain text, one entry per paragraph, no numbers	Pasting into Word or Docs before you apply the hanging indent
Numbered list / Bulleted list	Plain text with 1. or • markers	Numbered styles (Vancouver, IEEE, AMA) or a scratch list — not APA, MLA, or Chicago
BibTeX	Copied @article / @book records	Overleaf, LaTeX, or a manager that prefers .bib
HTML snippet	Copied markup with a CSS hanging indent	An LMS page, email, or website — not a .docx
Word document (.doc)	HTML saved as application/msword, 0.5-inch hanging indent, entries numbered	A quick Word file you will open and then delete the leading numbers for APA/MLA/Chicago
Rich Text (.rtf)	RTF with a built-in 0.5-inch hanging indent, unnumbered	Word, Google Docs, Pages, or LibreOffice when you want the indent to survive the upload
RIS (.ris)	TY / AU / TI / PY records	Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote
CSL-JSON (.json)	Citation Style Language items	Pandoc --citeproc, Quarto, or Zotero's CSL JSON import

If any saved entry has a note, Export also offers Copy with annotations and an annotated Word file. Share links never include those notes — annotations stay local unless you pick an annotated export on purpose.

The font picker on the same menu (Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri) applies to Word, RTF, and Print. leftover-APA-setup-guide-8-October-2025-Aptos: APA’s 8 October 2025 student setup guide accepts 12-point Aptos plus 11- or 12-point Calibri, Arial, or Times New Roman. MLA and Chicago want a readable 12-point serif unless the instructor names a font. Aptos is legal in APA; it is not on this picker.

Export to Microsoft Word

Two honest paths. The RTF file is the one that matches APA, MLA, and Chicago: hanging indent, no automatic numbers. The Word (.doc) file is convenient and already hung, but it prefixes 1. 2. 3. because the exporter numbers every row. Strip those numbers before you submit an unnumbered list.

Best path: Rich Text

In the bibliography panel, open Export.
Choose Rich Text (.rtf) — Docs, Pages.
Open the file in Microsoft Word (double-click, or Word → Open).
Confirm each entry hangs at 0.5 in. Select the list and check Home → Paragraph → Special → Hanging if anything looks flush.
Copy the list onto a new page after the paper. Title that page with the heading your style actually uses.

Word document download

Export → Word document.
Open the .doc file. Word treats it as HTML-in-Word; hanging indents travel with the paragraphs.
For APA, MLA, or Chicago, delete the leading numbers. For Vancouver, IEEE, or AMA, keep them if they match citation order.
Paste into your paper or keep the file as a standalone reference page.

You already pasted and the indent is gone

Plain Copy All is unnumbered, but it is plain text: no hanging indent, and italics may drop depending on the browser clipboard. After the paste, select only the reference paragraphs — not the paper title — and apply a hanging indent with Word's paragraph settings, not with the space bar. APA's list guide is explicit: use the paragraph-formatting function of the word processor.

Select every reference entry. Each entry must be one paragraph (no extra Enter in the middle of a title).
Windows: Home tab → Paragraph dialog launcher (tiny arrow) → Indents and Spacing.
Mac: Format → Paragraph, or highlight the list and press Command-Option-M (the MLA Style Center Mac path).
Under Special, choose Hanging. Leave By at 0.5".
Select OK.
Optional shortcut: Ctrl+T (Windows) or Command+T (Mac) hangs the selected paragraphs to the first tab stop.

Those menu names are Microsoft's and MLA's. leftover-Microsoft-Applies-To-2024-for-Mac: if your ribbon looks different, search Word's help for “hanging indent” rather than inventing a Format → Paragraph path from an older screenshot.

Export to Google Docs

Google Docs does not open a CitationEasy menu. It receives a file or a paste. The RTF download is labelled Docs, Pages because RTF keeps the hanging indent when Drive converts the file. A raw paste does not.

Best path: upload the RTF

Export → Rich Text (.rtf) — Docs, Pages.
Upload the file to Google Drive.
Open with Google Docs. Check that later lines of each entry sit 0.5 in to the right.
Copy the list into the working paper, or keep writing in the converted file.

Fast path: Copy All, then hang

Click the Copy All button beside Export (not Numbered list, not Bulleted list).
Paste at the end of the Google Doc. Press Enter once between entries if the paste collapsed them into one block.
Highlight only the pasted entries.
Format → Align & indent → Indentation options.
Under Special indent, choose Hanging. Leave the size at 0.5 in unless the instructor named another measure.
Click Apply.

Google Docs Editors Help, “Add a hanging indent”

With a hanging indent, everything except the first line is indented.

Official menu path:

Format → Align & indent → Indentation options → Special indent → Hanging → Apply

A Word (.doc) upload also works: Drive converts it, and the hanging indent usually survives. You still have to delete the exporter's leading numbers for APA, MLA, and Chicago.

Why a numbered or bulleted paste fails

Docs hanging indent is a paragraph setting. A numbered or bulleted list is a list. Hanging the list indents the wrapped lines of each bullet, but you still have 1. or • in the margin — exactly what APA 7, MLA 9, and Chicago 18 do not want. Convert the paste to normal text (Format → Bullets & numbering → the none option, or undo the list) before you hang it. Vancouver, IEEE, and AMA keep the numbers; they do not use a hanging bibliography.

Export to Apple Pages

The RTF download is labelled Docs, Pages because Pages opens RTF with the 0.5-inch hanging indent already applied. If you pasted Copy All instead, hang the list with Pages' own indent controls — do not Tab the wrapped lines.

Export → Rich Text (.rtf) — Docs, Pages, then open the file in Pages.
If you pasted instead: select every reference paragraph.
In the Format sidebar, click Layout.
Open Indents and raise Left until wrapped lines sit 0.5 in from the margin. Leave the first-line indent at 0 so the first line stays flush.
Copy the hung list onto a new page after the paper and change the heading to References, Works Cited, or Bibliography.

Apple Support, “Set paragraph margins in Pages on Mac”

A hanging indent is a formatting convention commonly used when citing sources, where the first line of text starts at the document margin and subsequent lines are indented.

That sentence and the Layout → Indents path are from Set paragraph margins in Pages on Mac. LibreOffice Writer also opens the same RTF file; use its paragraph hanging-indent control if the wrap looks flush after a paste.

Do Not Rebuild the List in Docs Citations

Google Docs has its own Tools → Citations sidebar. That tool is a source manager, not an import slot for a finished CitationEasy list. If you already have formatted entries, paste them. If you start over in the sidebar, you are limited to three built-in styles — and two of them are a generation behind the handbooks this site uses.

Google Docs Editors Help, “Add citations and a bibliography”

You can add citations and a bibliography to your Google Doc with these styles:

MLA (8th ed.)

APA (7th ed.)

Chicago Author-Date (17th ed.)

The “Bibliography” heading, “edited by,” and other elements generated by the citations tool appear in English regardless of your language in Google Docs.

Google Workspace Learning Center, “Update a bibliography and citations” (opened 19 October 2026)

All the sources in the Citations section get added to your bibliography, regardless of whether you cite them in your document.

leftover-Google-still-MLA-8-Chicago-17 and leftover-Google-Insert-Works-Cited-or-Insert-References: the Docs Editors Help list is unchanged, and the Workspace Learning Center now names the button Insert Works Cited or Insert References. MLA 9, Chicago 18, and Chicago Notes-Bibliography are not in the sidebar. leftover-Google-all-sources-now-quoted: Insert bibliography / Insert Works Cited / Insert References dumps every sidebar source, cited or not — the opposite of APA References and MLA Works Cited. Use the built-in tool only when you are citing from scratch in one of those three editions and you will edit the output.

What a Correct Hanging Entry Looks Like

These are official handbook samples, not invented fillers. After export, the first line of each entry should sit on the left margin and every wrapped line should start 0.5 in in. Do not invent a fourth sample to “fill out” the page.

Official APA 7 journal article — Common Reference Examples Guide §10.1 (updated 3 March 2026)

Niepel, C., Hausen, J. E., Weber, A. M., & Möller, J. (2025). Understanding mean-level and intraindividual variability in state academic self-concept: The role of students’ trait expectancies and values. Journal of Educational Psychology, 117(5), 772–788. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000946

That line is from APA's Common Reference Examples Guide (last updated 3 March 2026). leftover-Niepel-DOI-wrap: the PDF breaks the DOI after 10.1037/; the line above is the same official citation without the wrap. In the paper, italicize the journal title and volume: Journal of Educational Psychology, 117(5). The DOI has no closing period. A plain-text Copy All paste can drop those italics; restore them before you submit.

Official MLA 9 book — Style Center, “Citations by Format”

Mantel, Hilary. Wolf Hall. Picador, 2010.

That book line is the Style Center's Citations by Format “Book by One Author” sample (opened 19 October 2026). Italicize Wolf Hall. A short title may not wrap; the hanging indent still has to be set, or the next long journal entry will sit flush.

Official CMOS 18 bibliography book — Notes and Bibliography Quick Guide

Yu, Charles. Interior Chinatown. Pantheon Books, 2020.

Kwon, Hyeyoung. “Inclusion Work: Children of Immigrants Claiming Membership in Everyday Life.” American Journal of Sociology 127, no. 6 (2022): 1818–59. https://doi.org/10.1086/720277.

Those two lines are from the Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide (opened 19 October 2026). Italicize Interior Chinatown and American Journal of Sociology. CMOS 18 does not require a place of publication on the Yu book. Kwon is the longer wrap you will actually see hang.

Failure Modes That Break the Hand-Off

Numbered APA/MLA/Chicago list. The Word .doc exporter and the Numbered list copy both add 1. 2. 3. Delete those prefixes, or use Copy All / RTF instead.
Looking for Copy All inside Export. leftover-Copy-All-capital-A: Copy All is the button beside the Export menu. Inside Export, the text copies are Numbered list and Bulleted list.
Tabs and spaces instead of a hanging indent. One extra space after a wrap will not survive a reflow. Use Special → Hanging (Word), Special indent → Hanging (Docs), or Layout → Indents → Left (Pages).
Enter in the middle of an entry. leftover-APA-reference-list-setup-unquoted: APA wants each reference as one paragraph. A mid-title line break becomes two paragraphs; only the second one hangs.
Extra blank lines between APA entries. APA wants the list double-spaced with no bonus gap. MLA and Chicago also double-space the list on student papers.
Italics lost on paste. Book and journal titles need italics back if the clipboard delivered plain text. Niepel's journal title and Mantel's Wolf Hall are the check.
Wrong page title. APA and Chicago Author-Date: References (or Reference for one source). Do not use “Reference List.” MLA: Works Cited (or Work Cited for one source). Chicago notes: Bibliography. Do not put Bibliography on an APA paper.
Importing formatted text into Zotero. Paste is not a library. Use RIS, BibTeX, or CSL-JSON.
Rebuilding in Docs Citations. leftover-Google-still-MLA-8-Chicago-17: that sidebar is MLA 8 / APA 7 / Chicago Author-Date 17, not an import of your existing list, and leftover-Google-all-sources-now-quoted it inserts every sidebar source.

Export to Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote

Use a structured file when you want the records back as fields. Zotero's import documentation lists RIS, BibTeX, BibLaTeX, and CSL JSON among the formats File → Import accepts.

Zotero Documentation, “How do I import BibTeX or other standardized formats?”

Zotero can import bibliographic data stored in a variety of standardized formats used by databases and other reference management tools. The most popular formats are RIS, Bib(La)Tex, and MODS.

If you have a database stored in one of these formats, such as a BibTeX database you’ve compiled or a RIS database you’ve exported from another reference manager, you can import them into Zotero by clicking File → “Import…” and choosing “A file”.

In CitationEasy, Export → RIS (.ris) — Zotero, Mendeley (or copy BibTeX, or download CSL-JSON).
Zotero: File → Import… → A file and select the .ris (or .json). The records arrive as editable items, not as a frozen paragraph. CSL JSON is its own row on Zotero's import-format list.
Mendeley Reference Manager: + Add references (or Add new) → Import library / Import file(s), then choose RIS or BibTeX. UCL's Mendeley guide warns not to double-click the .ris — that often opens EndNote or Zotero instead of importing.
EndNote: File → Import, set the import option to the RIS filter, and select the file. If the filter list hides it, choose the RefMan (RIS) filter.

Need to go the other way — Zotero out, CitationEasy in? Use How to Import Citations from BibTeX, RIS, Zotero & Mendeley.

Overleaf, Pandoc, and Quarto

Copy BibTeX and paste it into a .bib file on Overleaf. That is the LaTeX-world interchange format; it is not a formatted bibliography. For Pandoc or Quarto, download CSL-JSON and point citeproc at the file (pandoc --citeproc --bibliography=refs.json). Zotero also imports CSL JSON, so the same file can feed a manager later.

Notes you attach to a saved citation are private by default. They appear in Copy with annotations and the annotated Word download only when at least one note exists and you pick those commands. A Copy share link URL carries the formatted entries, not the notes. Print uses the same hanging-indent Word layout as the .doc download, including the automatic numbers — remove the numbers on the printout if the style is unnumbered. For the content of an annotated list, see how to write an annotated bibliography.

Finish the list, then hand it off

Generate or restyle the entries first. Then export the file that matches the destination: RTF or Copy All for Word, Google Docs, and Pages; RIS for a reference manager; BibTeX for Overleaf.

Open the citation generator Fix a hanging indent on pasted text

Frequently Asked Questions

Which export should I use for an APA, MLA, or Chicago paper?: Rich Text (.rtf) if you want a file with the 0.5-inch hanging indent and no automatic numbers. Copy All (the button beside Export) if you would rather paste and then apply Format → hanging indent in Word, Docs, or Pages. Do not use Numbered list or keep the 1. 2. 3. prefixes from the Word .doc download.
Where is Copy All? I only see Numbered list in Export.: leftover-Copy-All-capital-A: Copy All is a separate button on the bibliography toolbar, next to Import and Export. The Export menu's text copies are Numbered list and Bulleted list. Copy All joins the visible entries with a blank line and no 1. 2. 3. prefixes.
Does the Word export keep the hanging indent?: Yes. The .doc file is HTML with a 0.5-inch hanging indent on each paragraph, so Word and Google Drive usually keep the wrap. It also numbers every entry. Delete those numbers for APA, MLA, and Chicago; keep them only for a numbered style such as Vancouver or IEEE.
How do I get a hanging indent in Google Docs?: Highlight the pasted entries. Format → Align & indent → Indentation options → Special indent → Hanging → Apply. That path is Google's official recipe. Upload the RTF export instead if you do not want to set the indent by hand.
How do I hang a bibliography in Apple Pages?: Open the Rich Text (.rtf) export so the indent is already there. If you pasted Copy All, select the entries, open Format → Layout → Indents, and raise Left to 0.5 in. Apple's Pages guide calls that a hanging or second-line indent.
Should I use Google Docs Tools → Citations instead?: Not to import a finished CitationEasy list. leftover-Google-still-MLA-8-Chicago-17: that sidebar only builds MLA 8th edition, APA 7th edition, and Chicago Author-Date 17th edition. leftover-Google-Insert-Works-Cited-or-Insert-References: the Learning Center button is Insert Works Cited or Insert References, and leftover-Google-all-sources-now-quoted it includes every source in the sidebar. Generated labels stay in English. Paste or upload your formatted list.
Do Vancouver or IEEE lists use a hanging indent?: No. Numbered citation-order styles keep 1. 2. 3. and usually a flush or numbered-list layout. Use the Numbered list copy or keep the numbers on the Word download. APA, MLA, and Chicago are the hanging, unnumbered family.
Are my annotation notes in the share link?: No. Share links omit notes. Notes appear only when you choose Copy with annotations or the annotated Word download. That is intentional: a review link should not publish private reading notes.
Is there a CSV export?: leftover-homepage-FAQ-CSV: not in the bibliography Export menu. Use RIS or CSL-JSON for structured data, or Copy All for plain text. If you need a spreadsheet, export RIS and open it in a manager or a converter — do not expect a .csv button on this panel.
What heading goes above the pasted list?: APA 7: References (or Reference for one source), centered and bold — not “Bibliography” and not “Reference List.” MLA 9: Works Cited (Work Cited if there is only one source). Chicago Author-Date: References. Chicago Notes-Bibliography: Bibliography. The export file may say Bibliography because that is the panel name — change the heading to match the style before you submit.