Add "copy" to click on highlight/underline in pop up menu

ole77

I just learned about using alt to be able to select text within an annotated area (yay!). I am also asking if at some point there may be a "copy" function from the menu that appears when you click an annotation?

thank you, love Zotero and so grateful for this app, the community, and all the wizards behind it.

dstillman

Note that you can press the standard shortcut keys (Ctrl/Cmd-C) or use Edit → Copy after clicking on an annotation to copy the text and a citation. By default it will also include links back to the annotation in Zotero, though you can disable that from the Export → Quick Copy section of the Zotero settings.

If you just want to copy the full raw text, you can do that from the annotation widget.

ole77

Thanks for that, I had missed I could use shortcut keys and didn't realize I could set quick copy options. I do copy from the annotation now but I find the number of times I have to click to enter the annotation to select the text varies and makes for a choppy workflow. The ctrl+c is the way for me now until (if) the copy arrives in the menu (looking for that as it's faster when I'm already using the mouse to select the text).

Edit: I wasn't using ctrl+shift+A either (to copy citation) - that will speed things up in my outlining process! thanks

Edit2: I adjusted the quick copy settings and my workflow is very happy. Thank you. I will not be sad if the copy command doesn't make the priority list, this is very handy.

RamonMi

I have the same problem. When I need to copy text in an annotated area, I have to press Alt and select the target text then press the Ctrl/Cmd-C shortcut or use Edit-Copy. However, I cannot use the right mouse button, which will arouse the context menu belonging to the whole annotations.

martynas_b

However, I cannot use the right mouse button, which will arouse the context menu belonging to the whole annotations.

Good catch. We'll fix it.