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=== Why do I no longer see an option to save to Zotero from the Firefox open/save dialog? === | === Why do I no longer see a Save to Zotero option in the Firefox open/save dialog? === |
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The Zotero Connector for Firefox uses Firefox's new WebExtension architecture, and extensions are no longer allowed to modify built-in Firefox dialogs. To save a PDF from the Zotero Connector, go to the Applications pane of the Firefox preferences and set PDFs to "Preview in Firefox". When viewing a PDF, you can then click the Zotero Connector save button to save the PDF to Zotero, or click the download button in the PDF viewer toolbar to get the open/save dialog. | Mozilla no longer allows extensions to modify built-in Firefox dialogs in this way. |
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| To save a PDF from the Zotero Connector, go to the Applications pane of the Firefox preferences ("Options" on Windows) and set PDFs to "Preview in Firefox". When viewing a PDF, you can then click the Zotero Connector save button to save the PDF to Zotero, or click the download button in the PDF viewer toolbar to get the open/save dialog. |
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| If you see "Save to Zotero (Web Page…)" when viewing a PDF, the site is presenting the PDF in a webpage frame rather than serving the PDF directly. Right-click on the PDF and select This Frame -> Show Only This Frame to view the PDF directly, after which you will be able to save it to Zotero. |
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If you prefer not to preview PDFs in Firefox, you can also drag a PDF link from Firefox to Zotero to add it to your library. | If you prefer not to preview PDFs in Firefox, you can also drag a PDF link from Firefox to Zotero to add it to your library. |
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| Once you've added the PDF to Zotero, you can right-click on it and select "Retrieve Metadata for PDF" or "Create Parent Item". This process will be automated in a future Zotero version. |
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