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Zotero 5.0 Keyboard Shortcuts

Note that the Shortcuts pane of the Preferences allows you to change some of those keyboard shortcuts.

Adding Items to your Zotero Library

Function	Windows/Linux	Mac OS
Save to Zotero	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+S	`Cmd`+`Shift`+S
Create a New Item by Hand	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+N	`Cmd`+`Shift`+N
Create a New Note	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+O	`Cmd`+`Shift`+O
Import	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+I	`Cmd`+`Shift`+I
Import from Clipboard	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Alt`+I	`Cmd`+`Option`+`Shift`+I

Editing Items (Info Tab)

Add Another Author/Creator when Editing Creator	`Shift`+`Enter`	`Shift`+`Enter`
Save Abstract or Extra field	`Shift`+`Enter`	`Shift`+`Enter`

Removing or Deleting Items and Collections

Function	from My Library	from a Collection
Move to Trash	`Del`	`Shift`+`Del`
Move to Trash without Confirmation Dialog	`Shift`+`Del`	Not Available
Remove from Collection	Not Applicable	`Del` (Only for top-level items)

Function	Key
Delete Collection (and Keep Items in Library and Others Collections, if any)	`Del`
Delete Collection and Move Items to Trash	`Shift`+`Del`

Creating Citations and Bibliographies (Quick Copy)

Function	Windows/Linux Defaults	Mac OS Defaults
Copy Selected Item Citations to Clipboard	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+A	`Cmd`+`Shift`+A
Copy Selected Items to Clipboard	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+C	`Cmd`+`Shift`+C

Navigating between Zotero Panes

Function	Windows/Linux	Mac OS
Focus Libraries (Left) Pane	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+L	`Cmd`+`Shift`+L
Move through Panes and Fields	`Tab`/`Shift`+`Tab`	`Tab`
Move through Info/Notes/Tags/Related Tabs	`→` and `←` (or `Ctrl`+`Tab`/`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Tab` or `Ctrl`+`PgUp`/`Ctrl`+`PgDn`)	`Ctrl`+`PgUp`/`Ctrl`+`PgDn`¹⁾
Quick Search	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+K	`Cmd`+`Shift`+K
Quick Search	`Ctrl`+F	`Cmd`+F

Searching

Function	Windows/Linux	Mac OS
Quick Search	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+K	`Cmd`+`Shift`+K
Quick Search	`Ctrl`+F	`Cmd`+F
Find/Highlight Collection(s) an Item belongs to	Hold down `Ctrl` (Windows) or `Alt` (Linux)	Hold down `Option`

Feeds

Function	Windows/Linux	Mac OS
Mark All Feed Items as Read/Unread	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+R	`Cmd`+`Shift`+R
Mark Feed as Read/Unread	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`

Other Shortcuts

Function	Windows/Linux	Mac OS
Expand/Collapse Collections or Items List	`+`/`-`	`+`/`-`
Highlight All Collections an Item is in	Hold down `Ctrl` (Windows) or `Alt` (Linux)	Hold down `Option`
Count Items (Result Appears in Right-Hand Pane)	`Ctrl`+A	`Cmd`+A
Edit Collection Names (Left Pane)	`F2`	Not available

Notes

Function	Windows/Linux	Mac OS
Bold	`Ctrl`+B	`Cmd`+B
Italic	`Ctrl`+I	`Cmd`+I
Underline	`Ctrl`+U	`Cmd`+U
Select All	`Ctrl`+A	`Cmd`+A
Undo	`Ctrl`+Z	`Cmd`+Z
Redo	`Ctrl`+Y or `Ctrl`+`Shift`+Z	`Cmd`+Y or `Cmd`+`Shift`+Z
Cut	`Ctrl`+X	`Cmd`+X
Copy	`Ctrl`+C	`Cmd`+C
Paste	`Ctrl`+V	`Cmd`+V
Paste without formatting	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+V	`Cmd`+`Shift`+V
Format Heading 1 to 6	`Shift`+`Alt`+1/6	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+1/6
Format as Paragraph	`Shift`+`Alt`+7	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+7
Format as Div	`Shift`+`Alt`+8	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+8
Format as Address	`Shift`+`Alt`+9	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+9
Find and Replace	`Ctrl`+F	`Cmd`+F
Insert Link	`Ctrl`+K	`Cmd`+K
Focus/jump to toolbar	`Alt`+F10	`Alt`+`F10`

Word Processor Plugin

https://www.zotero.org/support/word_processor_plugin_usage#keyboard_commands

Customize your Shortcuts

Check out the Zutilo extension which adds several functions not available in base Zotero through extra menu items and keyboard shortcuts.

Keyconfig is also an option to assign keyboard shortcuts to functions. Cf. this post on the forums.

kb, basics

¹⁾

MacBooks and the Apple Wireless Keyboard don't have dedicated Page-Up/Page-Down keys, so you have to use Fn+Up/Down-arrow on those to simulate the Page-Up/Page-Down keys.

Function	Windows/Linux	Mac OS
Toggle Tag Selector	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+T	`Cmd`+`Shift`+T
Assign Colored Tag to an Item	1 to 6 keys	1 to 6 keys