The new version of Zotero was recently released. It's more powerful and versatile than ever.
It can help you organize your reading lists, take notes, and automate your citations and bibliography.
And it's totally free.
Here's how to get started with Zotero:
It can help you organize your reading lists, take notes, and automate your citations and bibliography.
And it's totally free.
Here's how to get started with Zotero:
1. Go to zotero(dot)org.
Download and install it on your computer.
Download and install it on your computer.
2. Open Zotero once you have installed it. It's interface would look something like this.
If you are new to it, you won't have any collections or items in your library.
You can also enable dark mode. Click on "Edit" and select "Settings." Then select "Dark" in Appearance.
If you are new to it, you won't have any collections or items in your library.
You can also enable dark mode. Click on "Edit" and select "Settings." Then select "Dark" in Appearance.
3. Go back to Zotero's website and install the Zotero Connector.
It's a browser extension that will connect Zotero with your browser. Add it to your browser and pin it.
Zotero Connector is available for Chrome, Firefox, amd Edge. Safari users can enable it from Extensions.
It's a browser extension that will connect Zotero with your browser. Add it to your browser and pin it.
Zotero Connector is available for Chrome, Firefox, amd Edge. Safari users can enable it from Extensions.
4. Go to Zotero's homepage, click on "Log In," and register for a free account.
This is very important. It will give you an online backup of your Zotero library.
It also has an option of dark mode.
This is very important. It will give you an online backup of your Zotero library.
It also has an option of dark mode.
5. Go to your Zotero desktop app and click on "File" and select "New Collection."
Choose a name for your collection.
Choose a name for your collection.
6. Run a search on Google Scholar, PubMed, or any other database.
Click on Zotero Connector in the top-right corner.
Zotero will open an Item Selector. Select the relevant papers and click "OK."
Zotero will export the selected papers to the collection you just created.
Click on Zotero Connector in the top-right corner.
Zotero will open an Item Selector. Select the relevant papers and click "OK."
Zotero will export the selected papers to the collection you just created.
7. Go to your Zotero and you'll see the selected papers in the relevant collection.
Zotero will automatically retrieve PDFs of open access articles.
You can also add a paper manually. Click on the magic wand on the top and enter the DOI or PMID of a paper.
Zotero will automatically retrieve PDFs of open access articles.
You can also add a paper manually. Click on the magic wand on the top and enter the DOI or PMID of a paper.
8. Double-click on an article and Zotero will open it for you. Now you can read the article.
Hover over a citation and it will give you title of the cited article and a clickable link. Click the link you it will open the article for you.
Hover over a citation and it will give you title of the cited article and a clickable link. Click the link you it will open the article for you.
9. You can add annotations while reading.
Select a passage you want to annotate and it will give you two options: highlight and underline. You can also color-code your annotations.
Annotations appear in the left panel.
Select a passage you want to annotate and it will give you two options: highlight and underline. You can also color-code your annotations.
Annotations appear in the left panel.
10. You can also take notes in Zotero.
Click on "Notes" in the right taskbar. Then click on "Item Notes" and it will give you two options.
You can convert your annotations into a note. You can write a note by clicking on "Add Item Note." This will open a notepad.
Click on "Notes" in the right taskbar. Then click on "Item Notes" and it will give you two options.
You can convert your annotations into a note. You can write a note by clicking on "Add Item Note." This will open a notepad.
11. Open you MS Word and click on the "Zotero" tab.
Then click on "Add/Edit Citation." Zotero will ask you to select a citation style.
Then click on "Add/Edit Citation." Zotero will ask you to select a citation style.
12. To add a citation, click on "Add/Edit Citation" and Zotero will give you a red search bar.
It will show you the title of the article that's open in Zotero. Click on it and Zotero will add the citation.
You can also look up articles by entering the author name in search bar.
It will show you the title of the article that's open in Zotero. Click on it and Zotero will add the citation.
You can also look up articles by entering the author name in search bar.
13. You can also access your whole Zotero library from within Word.
Click on "Add/Edit Citation," then click on the "Z" in the search bar.
Then click on "Classic View" and your whole Zotero library will open.
Select the paper you want to cite and click "OK."
Click on "Add/Edit Citation," then click on the "Z" in the search bar.
Then click on "Classic View" and your whole Zotero library will open.
Select the paper you want to cite and click "OK."
14. Once you are done drafting, place the cursor at the end of your paper and click on "Add/Edit Bibliography."
Zotero will add bibliography formatted according to the style you had selected.
Zotero will add bibliography formatted according to the style you had selected.
15. If you go to your Zotero account, you will see that all the items and collection in your desktop librar are also available in your Zotero web library.
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