How to export PDF with annotations?

augustaugust
edited 4 days ago
https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/annotations_in_database says "You can export a copy of the PDF with annotations embedded by using File → “Export PDF…” from the library view or “Save As…” from the PDF reader. (To export the original file, drag the attachment item from the items list to your filesystem or use right-click → Show File and copy the file from there.)"

Using this option creates a file with a `Draw` annotation. But any `Text` annotation is missing. Is this a known issue?

macOS 15.3.1
Zotero 7.0.11 + 7.1-beta.14+2e9b9d407
  • martynas_b
    1. Does this issue occur with all PDF files?
    2. If you export a PDF file with multiple annotation types, are text annotations the only ones missing in the export, while other annotations are properly displayed in the same file?
  • augustaugust
    Did some additional testing:

    - text highlights do get exported
    - added scribble which also gets exported
    - added Text annotation and that also got exported

    So we may be looking at a file corruption and not a general problem.

    One example file to reproduce the issue is collections/EJ84FHK6/items/47YYBHJ7 the other files in that folder are also affected.

    Is that helpful to understand what is going wrong?
  • martynas_b
    Could you send the PDF file to support@zotero.org with a link to this thread?
  • augustaugust
    mail is out
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