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--- tips_and_tricks [2012/03/16 14:43] – rmzelle
+++ tips_and_tricks [2017/07/11 05:34] – 5.0 updates sean
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   * When using [[creating_bibliographies#quick_copy|Quick Copy]], holding the "Shift" key while dragging and dropping items into a text document will insert citations instead of full references.
-  * You can click the //DOI// and //URL// field labels to open the field link. To prevent the link to load in the active tab, you can use the standard Firefox shortcut keys for tab/window opening: Ctrl/Cmd-click for a new background tab, Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-click for a new foreground tab, and Shift-click for a new window.
+  * You can click the //DOI// and //URL// field labels to open the field link.
   * Manually adding authors to a Zotero item? You can use Shift+Enter after typing each name as a faster alternative to clicking the "+" button.
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   * Need more than one Zotero library? Use multiple [[http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing+profiles|Firefox profiles]] to keep your libraries separated.
-  * To include images in your notes that are synced, follow these steps:
+  * You can convert URL addresses in the bibliography to working hyperlinks using the AutoFormat function in MS Word or Open/LibreOffice. Follow these steps. First, click the Remove Field Codes button in the Zotero menu. This converts Zotero citations to plain text and disconnects your document from Zotero, so you should save a new copy of your document and use this function on only the final version. Next, select your bibliography (or all of the text in the document, if desired) and apply the Word/Open/LibreOffice AutoFormat (the keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+Alt+K in MS Word).
-    - Add the image as an attachment to an item in your Zotero library.
-    - Double-click the item attachment to show the image in your browser window.
-    - Open the note to which you would like to add the image.
-    - Click the image in the browser window and drag it into the note to the appropriate place. If you have set up file syncing, the image should now sync between computers.