Entering book chapter to already existing book - without entering book info again?

Exilregierung

Hi there,

I already added a book to my library.
Now I want to add a chapter of that book.
Is that possible by just adding author, title and pages and then point to the book where it belongs?
I thought drag n drop or the tab that shows connections couod do the job, but they didn't...
Couldn't find anything on the FAQ except for how to add a chapter in general.

thx guys!

arggem

1. Right click the item in the center pane
2. Duplicate item
3. Select the duplicated item
4. Click on item type in the right-hand column (book)
5. from the dropdown box select book section

This will automagically transfer the book name to the appropriate field.

6. Add your chapter title and autor(s).

7. I usually then relate the chapter to the book

8. For future chapters, duplicate the newly created book section and change the title and author.

Relating the chapter to the book gives you instant access to all the chapters in the book!

Does this do what you want?

keylawk

Thanks, very clear.
At your 7. "I usually then relate the chapter to the book". Ah? How does one "relate"?

adamsmith

There's a "Related" tab on the right. Also the Zutilo add-on collapses several of these steps:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/zutilo-utility-for-zotero/