How to Get table of conents from PDF in Zetero 7

compunk

For me using Z 6, Get table of conents function in Zotfile is an important one.

Is there any way in Z 7 or a plugin to get table of contents?
I can't fine one.

Thanks in advance.

adamsmith

The ToC is available in the PDF reader -- that's not sufficient?

DonnaCoxBaker

It's the left pane, one of the buttons at the top of the pane.

compunk

Usually I read PDF file with external app like PDF xchange.

I attached my file and got table of contents in a note with links to bookmarks of PDF file.
I'm able to do this with Zotfile which is now imcomptable with Z 7.

I think it's very useful for those who prefer external PDF reader.

The image below shows what I want.

https://ibb.co/R9CmXjF

adamsmith

Right,I know he functionality. Since the ToC is so readily available via the built I reader, I doubt someone will work on bringing that functionality into Zotero 7

DonnaCoxBaker

Well, this is interesting. I just pulled the book I'm about to publish--in PDF form--into Zotero to test the TOC situation. Zotero doesn't interpret a TOC, though the document is formatted with standard headings. The book has its own TOC, of course, but I wonder why Zotero (and SwifDoo and Adobe DC) can't find a TOC in the document's structure?

adamsmith

PDF ToCs are made up of bookmarks, not headings. Acrobat (and I assume other PDF readers) have a function to convert headings to bookmarks, but that's not automatic (as it is in Word).

DonnaCoxBaker

Thanks, @adamsmith. So that would be another item for the wishlist--for Zotero to add the capacity to find headings in a PDF and reinterpret them as TOCs?

martynas_b

@DonnaCoxBaker This is planned.

DonnaCoxBaker

Outstanding!

AsychEpool

I also miss the “Get table of contents” function in Zotfile for Zotero 6.
While Zotero Attacher has been developed for Zotero 7 as a continuation of Zotfile, it seems that this particular feature hasn’t been carried over.

Here’s hoping it gets restored in Zotero 7!