Upgrade StorageAvailable for beta testing: Batch editing
dstillman
Zotero Team
In the latest Zotero beta, we've added support for batch editing.
Simply select multiple items in the items list, click "Edit Multiple Items…" in the item pane, and then make changes, and the changes will be applied to all selected items. Fields that have multiple values will show "Multiple", and clicking in the field will show the available values (and "Clear all values").
This works with the new undo support, so if you make an accidental change across many items, you can easily undo it. The new in-window advanced search also makes it easy to find particular sets of items to edit.
It's not currently possible to edit creators or tags on multiple items at once, since it's hard to present those differences in a coherent way, but we can try to support those if there's demand.
Simply select multiple items in the items list, click "Edit Multiple Items…" in the item pane, and then make changes, and the changes will be applied to all selected items. Fields that have multiple values will show "Multiple", and clicking in the field will show the available values (and "Clear all values").
This works with the new undo support, so if you make an accidental change across many items, you can easily undo it. The new in-window advanced search also makes it easy to find particular sets of items to edit.
It's not currently possible to edit creators or tags on multiple items at once, since it's hard to present those differences in a coherent way, but we can try to support those if there's demand.