This section allows you to customize Zotero’s appearance.

Status bar icon – Choose between different designs of the Zotero icon in the status bar, or hide the icon (the Zotero pane can also be opened with a keyboard shortcut).

Font size – The font size of text in your Zotero pane (small, medium, or large).

Note font size - The font size of text in notes.

Automatically check for updated translators – Allows Zotero to regularly update and download new translators, the modules which allow it to detect and save bibliographic data from different sites. By clicking the associated button, you can perform this function immediately.

Report broken site translators – Informs Zotero’s developers when a broken translator is discovered. This information is submitted anonymously.

Allow zotero.org to customize content based on current Zotero version – Having this option selected permits zotero.org to use information from the Zotero client to create a richer, more personalized experience for users. Some exciting new features are in the works which will provide greater integration between Zotero and zotero.org, so keep an eye out.

Use Zotero for downloaded RIS/Refer files – Some sites allow users to export bibliographic data as RIS or Refer files. If this option is checked, when you click to export the files Zotero will intercept them and import the information.

Automatically take snapshots when creating items from web pages – By default, when you click on the “Create new item from current page” button in the Zotero toolbar, Zotero will create a library item for that page, then attach a snapshot of it at that moment. By deselecting this option, only the library item will be created.

Automatically attach associated PDFs and other files when saving items – Certain sites (e.g., JSTOR) associate files, such as PDFs, with listings for articles, documents, etc., often an abstract or the full-text of the listing. If this option is selected Zotero will automatically save these files as attachments when you save items. This feature is not enabled by default, as it can dramatically increase the disk space used by your library.

Automatically tag items with keywords and subject headings – Some repositories already use tag-like terms to organize items on their site. For example, subject headings in the Library of Congress catalog and keywords in the online version of the New York Times both serve this function. This preference makes those keywords into automatic tags which you can use to navigate through your personal collection.