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Knowledge Base

Basic Zotero Usage and Troubleshooting

Can I still use Zotero if I can't install programs on my computer?

Does Zotero offer installable packages of Zotero Standalone for specific Linux distributions?

Does Zotero support non-Western characters?

File Handling Issues

How can I quickly switch between my browser, Zotero, and my word processor?

How do I change Zotero preferences?

How do I change the font size of text in Zotero's user interface?

How do I change the language of Zotero's user interface?

How do I uninstall Zotero?

I upgraded to Zotero 5.0 and now my data is missing! How do I get it back?

Library Item Overview

What is the difference between Links and Snapshots?

What version of Zotero do I have?

Why am I getting a database version error?

Why can't I access a proxied site when the Zotero Connector is enabled?

Why don't I see any tabs in the right-hand column after selecting an item in the middle column?

Why is my browser saying the Zotero Connector needs access to the data on all websites I visit?

Why is there no save button in my browser toolbar?

Why isn't Firefox detecting Zotero updates?

Zotero 5.0 Keyboard Shortcuts

Zotero Connector: “Is Zotero Running?”

Zotero seems to be “phoning” home without telling me what it’s doing. What’s going on?

Getting Stuff into your Library

A snapshot only captures the first of multiple pages of a New York Times article. How do I get Zotero to capture the full article?

Google Scholar (or some other site) locked me out after using Zotero to save items. What happened?

How can I edit item metadata?

How can I import from Citavi?

How do I add a letter or memo?

How do I add an archival or other unpublished source?

How do I add an edited volume or a book chapter?

How do I attach a file or web page to an item?

How do I automatically add a book?

How do I automatically add an article?

How do I import from EndNote?

How do I import references into Zotero?

How do I manually add a bibliographic item?

How do I save my work?

How does the Import from Clipboard feature work?

I have bibliographies in Microsoft Word documents, PDFs, and other text files. Can I import them into my Zotero library?

My snapshot is unreadable because flash ads appear on top of article text. How do I get a better snapshot?

Sometimes the icon for a book/article/etc doesn’t appear in the address bar right away. What’s going on?

Troubleshooting Issues with Zotero Translators

Why doesn't the Zotero Connector offer to save complete data from a webpage?

Why don't I see a Zotero icon in the address bar when viewing a webpage?

Zotero Item Types and Fields

Organizing your Library

Can I change the way items are sorted in my library?

Can I highlight and annotate PDFs with Zotero?

How can I see how many items I have in my Zotero library?

How can I see what collections my item is in?

How do I merge tags?

How do I organize my notes into an outline?

How do I sort my notes by page number?

I have two Zotero libraries. How can I combine them?

What ways can I organize and manage my collections?

Syncing

"Error connecting to server. Check your Internet connection."

"SSL certificate error connecting to [domain]"

"[Proxy or WebDAV URL] uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate is not trusted because […]"

Do annotations sync?

How can I access my library from multiple computers? Can I store my Zotero library and associated files on an external drive?

List of WebDAV services

Why am I getting the message "Attached file could not be found. It may have been moved or deleted." when I try to open a file on a synced computer?

Why aren't changes I make syncing between multiple computers and/or zotero.org?

Why do I keep getting file sync errors while syncing?

Why does Zotero keep asking me to reconcile the same conflicts whenever I sync?

Zotero Sync Reset Options

Word Processor Plugins

Can I prevent the "Add Citation" dialog from the word processor plugins from moving behind the word processor window?

Previously-inserted Zotero citations converted to plain text

Where is the Zotero toolbar in Word for Mac 2008?

Why are Zotero citations or bibliographies always highlighted in gray or another color?

Why do I see code beginning with ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION in my document instead of formatted citations?

Citation Formatting

Can I use Zotero in one language and create bibliographies in another?

DOI format in APA style

Does Zotero support label/authorship trigraph styles, like [ddb98]?

How can subsequent occurences of the same author replaced by a fixed term/symbol?

How do I prevent Title Casing of non-English titles in bibliographies?

How do I use rich text formatting, like italics and sub/superscript, in titles?

How do you cite a secondary source in Zotero?

How does Zotero parse things in the name fields?

I need to use Chicago style. Which of the three versions that come with Zotero should I use?

I'm the publisher/editor of a journal. What can I do to have Zotero support our style?

Journal Abbreviations

Missing Italics (or Italics-Only) in Word Bibliographies

References appear in the wrong font in Word/LibreOffice

Standard Citation Styles

What are these DOIs doing in my bibliography?

What is the official Harvard style?

Why do some citations include first names or initials, and how can I prevent this from happening?

Why don't titles show up in sentence case in bibliographies?

Why isn't the first letter of a subtitle in uppercase in bibliographies?

Other Topics

Default translators

How can I move my Zotero library to a different computer?

How can I open multiple instances of Zotero and save to or cite from a specific instance?

How can I use Zotero with a SOCKS proxy?

How can I use multiple profiles in Zotero?

How do I export my Zotero library?

How do I get my Zotero collection to work with an Exhibit or Citeline presentation?

How do I print my Zotero references and notes?

How do I turn off automatic case changes/capitalization during item import?

Security certificate errors in Zotero

Using Zotero to create COinS so you can embed metadata in your website

Viewing zotero.org Certificate Information

What does “Zotero” mean?

Why do I no longer see a Save to Zotero option in the Firefox open/save dialog?

Zotero and Wikipedia/ Wikidata

Zotero and the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI)

Zotero for Firefox (pre-Zotero 5.0)

These topics are no longer relevant for current versions of Zotero.

Can I open snapshots in a new tab or window? (Zotero for Firefox)

How can I use the Chrome or Safari Connectors with Zotero for Firefox?

How do I change the size of my Zotero pane?

How do I open and close my Zotero pane?

Restoring Zotero after using "Refresh Firefox"

Sharing data directory between Zotero Standalone and Zotero for Firefox

Where are the link and snapshot buttons in Zotero 2.0?

Why am I getting an "unresponsive script warning"?

Zotero doesn't open when I click the Zotero status bar icon or select "Zotero" from the Firefox Tools menu.

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kb.txt · Last modified: 2017/11/23 15:14 by bwiernik