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| //To use Zotero properly, you need to install the Zotero Connector for Chrome, Firefox, or Safari, in addition to the Zotero desktop app. See [[/download|Downloads]].// | //To use Zotero properly, you need to install the Zotero Connector for Chrome, Firefox, or Safari, in addition to the Zotero desktop app. See [[/download|Downloads]].// |
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| The Zotero Connector's save button is the most convenient and reliable way to add items with high-quality bibliographic metadata to your Zotero library. As you browse the web, Zotero will automatically find bibliographic information on webpages you visit and allow you to add it to Zotero with a single click. | The Zotero Connector's save button is the most convenient and reliable way to add items with high-quality bibliographic metadata to your Zotero library. As you browse the web, the Zotero Connector will automatically find bibliographic information on webpages you visit and allow you to add it to Zotero with a single click. |
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| For example, if you are reading a journal article online, Zotero's save button will change to the icon of a journal article (circled in red): | For example, if you are reading a journal article online, the save button will change to the icon of a journal article (circled in red): |
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| Clicking the save button will create an item in Zotero with the information that Zotero has identified. On many sites, Zotero will also save any PDF accessible from the page or an open-access PDF that can be found for the saved item. | Clicking the save button will create an item in Zotero with the information it has identified. On many sites, Zotero will also save any PDF accessible from the page or an open-access PDF that can be found for the saved item. |
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| ==== Generic Webpages ==== | ==== Generic Webpages ==== |
| To manually add an item to your Zotero library, click the green "New Item" ({{:add.png?nolink&|}}) button at the top of the center pane, and select the desired item type from the drop-down menu (the top level of the menu shows recently created item types; the complete list of item types, minus Web Page, can be found under "More"). An empty item of the selected item type will now appear in the center column. You can then manually enter the item's bibliographic information via the right-hand pane. | To manually add an item to your Zotero library, click the green "New Item" ({{:add.png?nolink&|}}) button at the top of the center pane, and select the desired item type from the drop-down menu (the top level of the menu shows recently created item types; the complete list of item types, minus Web Page, can be found under "More"). An empty item of the selected item type will now appear in the center column. You can then manually enter the item's bibliographic information via the right-hand pane. |
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| **Note:** When you want to create an item for a webpage, it is usually easiest to visit the page in your browser and then save it to Zotero (see [[#Saving Webpages]]). Because of this, the Web Page item type is not included in the "New Item" menu. However, if you really want to create a webpage item by hand, you create an empty item of another type and switch the item type to Web Page in the right-hand pane. | **Note:** When you want to create an item for a webpage, it is almost always best to visit the page in your browser and then save it to Zotero (see [[#Saving Webpages]]). Because of this, the Web Page item type is not included in the "New Item" menu. However, if you really want to create a webpage item by hand, you create an empty item of another type and switch the item type to Web Page in the right-hand pane. |
| ===== Editing Items ===== | ===== Editing Items ===== |
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