No Way to Hide/Show Zotero Screen with Browser

nat_nao
Hello,

I just downloaded Zotero into the Firefox browser. The "Z" and "Save to Zotero" functions up at the top right of my browser are working great, but there is no "Zotero" button at the bottom of my screen that allows me to toggle between the browser and Zotero library. I would love to find a way to have my browser on top and Zotero library below, as seen in the introductory video on the Zotero website. There is no button or setting that I have found yet in the library in which I can "hide/show" the Zotero screen as it was shown in the tutorial. I've gone through a number of threads and have yet to see a solution that has worked for me. Side note, I have been under "View" and "Toolbars" and have still not had any success.

Any and all help is appreciated!
  • dstillman
    The "Z" and "Save to Zotero" functions up at the top right of my browser are working great, but there is no "Zotero" button at the bottom of my screen that allows me to toggle between the browser and Zotero library.
    That's what the Z button does. There hasn't been a button at the bottom of the window in many years.
  • dstillman
    edited August 13, 2016
    (Most videos on the site are quite old. The rest of the documentation should be fairly up-to-date — e.g., https://www.zotero.org/support/quick_start_guide#how_do_i_open_zotero. I've removed the intro video from that page, since it was probably doing more harm than good at this point.)
  • nat_nao
    Dan,

    Thank you for your quick feedback. So there is no way to have the Zotero library dock to your browser screen other than to manually resize both the browser and Zotero library? AKA there is no longer a "Hide/Show" function for the Zotero library that allows for docking to the browser screen?
  • adamsmith
    As Dan says, the "Z" button at the top does exactly what the Zotero button at the bottom used to do and works to show/hide the Zotero pane. (Ctrl+Shift+Z should also work on Linux/Windows; It's some Cmd+something+Z combination on Mac)

    What happens for you when you click the Z?
  • DWL-SDCA
    edited August 13, 2016
    On a Mac it is Command(⌘)-Shift-Z

    It works as a toggle: enter the key combination once Zotero opens, again and Zotero closes.

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