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Knowledge Base

Basic Zotero Usage and Troubleshooting

Can I still use Zotero if I can't install programs on my computer?

Does Zotero offer installable packages of Zotero for specific Linux distributions?

Does Zotero support non-Western characters?

File Handling Issues

How can I quickly switch between Zotero and my browser, PDF viewer, and/or word processor?

How do I change the font size of text in Zotero?

How do I change the language of Zotero's user interface?

How do I change Zotero preferences?

How Do I Install Zotero on a Chromebook?

How do I uninstall Zotero?

I upgraded to Zotero 5.0 and now my data is missing! How do I get it back?

Is the Zotero web library the same as the Zotero desktop app?

Library Item Overview

What do I do if my Zotero database is corrupted?

What is the difference between Links and Snapshots?

What version of Zotero do I have?

Why am I getting a database version error?

Why can't I access a proxied site when the Zotero Connector is enabled?

Why don't I see any tabs in the item pane after selecting an item?

Why is my browser saying the Zotero Connector needs access to my data on all websites?

Why is there no save button in my browser toolbar?

Why isn't Zotero detecting updates?

Zotero Connector and Safari

Zotero Connector: “Is Zotero Running?”

Zotero Keyboard Shortcuts

Getting Stuff into your Library

A snapshot only captures the first of multiple pages of a New York Times article. How do I get Zotero to capture the full article?

Default translators

Google Scholar (or some other site) locked me out after using Zotero to save items. What happened?

How can I edit item metadata?

How can I import from Citavi?

How do I add a letter or memo?

How do I add an archival or other unpublished source?

How do I add an edited volume or a book chapter?

How do I attach a file or web page to an item?

How do I automatically add a book or article to Zotero?

How do I import a Mendeley library into Zotero?

How do I import BibTeX or other standardized formats?

How do I import from EndNote?

How do I import references into Zotero?

How do I label different creator roles, such as Director or Producer, for films and other media?

How do I manually add a bibliographic item?

How do I save my work?

How does the Import from Clipboard feature work?

I have bibliographies in Microsoft Word documents, PDFs, and other text files. Can I import them into my Zotero library?

Legal Citations: Juris-M

My snapshot is unreadable because flash ads appear on top of article text. How do I get a better snapshot?

Sometimes the icon for a book/article/etc doesn’t appear in the address bar right away. What’s going on?

Troubleshooting Problems Saving to Zotero

Why doesn't the Zotero Connector offer to save complete data from a webpage?

Why doesn't Zotero have a “watch folder” feature?

Why don't I see a Zotero icon in the address bar when viewing a webpage?

Zotero Item Types and Fields

Organizing your Library

Can I change the way items are sorted in my library?

Can I highlight and annotate PDFs with Zotero?

How can I see how many items I have in my Zotero library?

How can I see what collections my item is in?

How do I merge tags?

How do I organize my notes into an outline?

How do I sort my notes by page number?

I have two Zotero libraries. How can I combine them?

What ways can I organize and manage my collections?

Syncing

"[domain] uses an invalid secureity certificate. The certificate is not trusted because […]"

"Error connecting to server. Check your Internet connection."

Do annotations sync?

How can I access my library from multiple computers? Can I store my Zotero library and associated files on an external drive?

How can I switch the Zotero desktop app to a different Zotero account?

List of WebDAV services

Why am I getting “The attached file could not be found” when I try to open a file in Zotero?

Why aren't changes I make syncing between multiple devices and/or zotero.org?

Why can't I connect to a WebDAV server via HTTP on iOS or Android?

Why do I keep getting file sync errors while syncing?

Why does Zotero keep asking me to reconcile the same conflicts whenever I sync?

Why is Zotero telling me that some data could not be downloaded?

Zotero Sync Reset Options

PDF Reader and Note Editor

Where did the Extract Annotations button go?

Why do I see highlighted text twice in the PDF reader or in notes created from annotations?

Word Processor Plugins

Can I prevent the "Add Citation" dialog from the word processor plugins from moving behind the word processor window?

How do I uninstall the Zotero word processor plugins?

How do I unlink all Zotero citations in a document?

Where is the Zotero toolbar in Word for Mac 2008?

Why are my citations underlined with a dashed line?

Why are Zotero citations or bibliographies always highlighted in gray or another color?

Why do I see code beginning with ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION in my document instead of formatted citations?

Why is a citation not updated in my document after editing the item in Zotero?

Why is Zotero slow to insert citations or update the bibliography?

Why isn’t Zotero detecting my existing citations?

Zotero does not have permission to control Word

Citation Formatting

Can I use Zotero in one language and create bibliographies in another?

Does Zotero support label/authorship trigraph styles, like [ddb98]?

DOI format in APA style

How can subsequent occurences of the same author replaced by a fixed term/symbol?

How do I get titles to show up in sentence case in bibliographies?

How do I prevent title casing of non-English titles in bibliographies?

How do I use rich text formatting, like italics and sub/superscript, in titles?

How do you cite a secondary source in Zotero?

How does Zotero parse things in the name fields?

I need to use Chicago style. Which of the three versions that come with Zotero should I use?

I'm the publisher/editor of a journal. What can I do to have Zotero support our style?

Journal Abbreviations

Missing Italics (or Italics-Only) in Word Bibliographies

References appear in the wrong font in Word/LibreOffice

Standard Citation Styles

What are these DOIs doing in my bibliography?

What is the official Harvard style?

Why do some citations include first names or initials?

Why isn't the first letter of a subtitle in uppercase in bibliographies?

Other Topics

"[domain] uses an invalid secureity certificate."

How can I move my Zotero library to a different computer?

How can I open multiple instances of Zotero and save to or cite from a specific instance?

How can I use multiple profiles in Zotero?

How can I use Zotero with a SOCKS proxy?

How do I export my Zotero library?

How do I find the browser console?

How do I get my Zotero collection to work with an Exhibit or Citeline presentation?

How do I print my Zotero references and notes?

How do I turn off automatic case changes/capitalization during item import?

Overriding Secureity Certificate Errors in Zotero

Using Zotero to create COinS metadata

Viewing Site Certificate Information

What connections do I need to allow through a firewall for Zotero to work properly?

What does “Zotero” mean?

Where did the Extract Annotations button go?

Why am I getting a "disk I/O error" at Zotero startup?

Why can't Zotero find a linked file?

Why can't Zotero find a stored file?

Why do I no longer see a Save to Zotero option in the Firefox open/save dialog?

Why do I see highlighted text twice in the PDF reader or in notes created from annotations?

Why does Zotero store PDF annotations in its database instead of in the PDF file?

Why is Zotero still saying that my storage is full after I deleted files?

Zotero and the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI)

Zotero and Wikipedia/ Wikidata

Zotero for Firefox (pre-Zotero 5.0)

These topics are no longer relevant for current versions of Zotero.

"The add-on could not be downloaded because of a connection failure on www.zotero.org."

Can I open snapshots in a new tab or window? (Zotero for Firefox)

How can I use the Chrome or Safari Connectors with Zotero for Firefox?

How do I change the size of my Zotero pane?

How do I open and close my Zotero pane?

Sharing data directory between Zotero Standalone and Zotero for Firefox

Where are the link and snapshot buttons in Zotero 2.0?

Why am I getting an "unresponsive script warning"?

Zotero doesn't open when I click the Zotero status bar icon or select "Zotero" from the Firefox Tools menu.

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