Upgrade Storage[New note editor] Citations in notes don't update automatically in Zotero beta
Hello!
I've been testing Zotero beta, and overall I really like the new features. In fact, I'm seriously considering changing my long-term workflow when the new version becomes officially available. The issue that bothers me is that citations don't update automatically in notes.
Example: I was reading a pdf file and created several notes. Citations were added to notes automatically. I then noticed a mistake in metadata (author's name). After editing metadata, citations in notes did not reflect the change.
The problem also appears when exporting notes into Word. That is, when I use the new Word plugin to insert notes, all citations update dynamically and show corrected metadata. However, when I drag a note from Zotero's main window into Word, it copies the old citation with incorrect metadata.
I tried various scenarios (open/close file, open/close Zotero), but the only way I can make citations in notes reflect changes in metadata is by clicking on each citation and manually choosing to edit it. This is inconvenient when dealing with multiple notes and can easily lead to incorrect citations.
Please tell me whether it's a bug or I'm missing some option. (Also sorry if this question was asked already).
I've been testing Zotero beta, and overall I really like the new features. In fact, I'm seriously considering changing my long-term workflow when the new version becomes officially available. The issue that bothers me is that citations don't update automatically in notes.
Example: I was reading a pdf file and created several notes. Citations were added to notes automatically. I then noticed a mistake in metadata (author's name). After editing metadata, citations in notes did not reflect the change.
The problem also appears when exporting notes into Word. That is, when I use the new Word plugin to insert notes, all citations update dynamically and show corrected metadata. However, when I drag a note from Zotero's main window into Word, it copies the old citation with incorrect metadata.
I tried various scenarios (open/close file, open/close Zotero), but the only way I can make citations in notes reflect changes in metadata is by clicking on each citation and manually choosing to edit it. This is inconvenient when dealing with multiple notes and can easily lead to incorrect citations.
Please tell me whether it's a bug or I'm missing some option. (Also sorry if this question was asked already).
For now, to update a citation you can modify the note by typing any character and reopening the note again. The citation will be updated.
Love Zotero and how responsive the team is. :)
Hope this info helps! :)
Also, I should mention that you should use Zotero Word plugin "Add Note" functionality instead of dropping a note directly, because otherwise you are just inserting plain text that won't allow you to update citations or add bibliography.