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--- kb:missing_item_tabs [2017/11/12 19:53] – external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ kb:missing_item_tabs [2023/08/01 17:27] (current) – dstillman
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-<html><p id="zotero-5-update-warning" style="color: red; font-weight: bold">We’re
+====== Why don't I see any tabs in the item pane after selecting an item? ======
-in the process of updating the documentation for
-<a href="https://www.zotero.org/blog/zotero-5-0">Zotero 5.0</a>. Some documentation
-may be outdated in the meantime. Thanks for your understanding.</p></html>
+If you don't see an item pane at all, you've simply closed it. You can reopen it from the View menu by going to View → Layout and enabling "Item Pane".
-===Why don't I see any tabs in the right-hand column after selecting an item in the middle column?===
+If you do see the item pane but don't see any tabs, you've selected either an attachment or a note in the Zotero items list. Attachments and notes do not have full bibliographic metadata and cannot have other items attached to them, so you will not see the Info, Notes, Attachments, Tags, and Related tabs when you select them. Only //regular items// — with reference types such as books, journal articles, and newspaper articles — will show tabs in the right-hand column. See [[:adding_items_to_zotero#adding_pdfs_and_other_files|Adding PDFs and Other Files]] for more information on saving items with metadata or creating parent items for an existing standalone attachment.
-You have selected either an attachment or a note in the middle column of the Zotero pane. Attachments and notes do not have full bibliographic metadata and cannot have other items attached to them, so you will not see the Info, Notes, Attachments, Tags, and Related tabs when you select them. Only //regular items//---with reference types such as books, journal articles, and newspaper articles---will show tabs in the right-hand column.
-Tags and related items can still be associated with attachments and notes using the [Related] and [Tags] buttons at the bottom of the rightmost column.
-See the [[kb:library items|library items overview]] for more information.
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