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Hi everyone!!
I'm new user of zotero an I have a big question.... all the pdfs that I had downloaded before install zotero, can be added to the library?? or I have to download each one again?
I'm writing an article and I want to do with zotero the citations and list of references but all the articles in pdf that I used are stored in my mac.... I'm a little lost :/
Help me please! Thanks
I'm new user of zotero an I have a big question.... all the pdfs that I had downloaded before install zotero, can be added to the library?? or I have to download each one again?
I'm writing an article and I want to do with zotero the citations and list of references but all the articles in pdf that I used are stored in my mac.... I'm a little lost :/
Help me please! Thanks
If no, then...
Drag and drop your PDFs into Zotero. Then select however many you want (you can select all), right-click -> Retrieve Metadata. If you can't retrieve metadata for some, right-click -> Create Parent Item and fill in the metadata manually (you can also find the articles online and use the URL bar icon to import metadata, then drag-drop the PDF onto the item to attach it).
I try to follow your instructions but when I see the files in the zotero application don't show any info of each paper, I don't know if you can understand my doubts.... I can't find the option of metadata
Edit: What language is your Zotero in?
I have spent many hours in tutorials without success :/
Thanks!!
If you can find the article online, you can usually use the URL bar icon to import metadata (and usually PDF as well) into Zotero.
Once you have metadata imported, you can drag your existing PDF onto the metadata to attach it.