Search collection (folder) names?
I wonder how I can search for collection (folder) names? My collections are getting large and I have a set of duplicate folders with similar purpose and similar names.
The documentation does not define such searches: https://www.zotero.org/support/collections_and_tags
Best,
The documentation does not define such searches: https://www.zotero.org/support/collections_and_tags
Best,
You can also start typing with the collection tree selected to jump to a collection starting with a specific string.
I believe searching for part of a collection name is planned, but not ETA, might still take a while.
re: "You can also start typing with the collection tree selected to jump to a collection starting with a specific string."
is there a way of ordering my folder alphabetically to facilitate such search? With 100+ folders this option is less lucrative to use.
It is almost as my large library of folders needs an own organizer to find information faster. Looking forward to the day this functionality is implemented.
Note that you can press + to expand all collections before typing to search. If you have multiple collections that begin with the same string of letters, waiting a second and then typing them again will move to the next match.
Another useful thing would be to know the path to the selected/found collection. It can be confusing with multiple groups, one is not sure what group collection belongs to as the group is not in view with many collections in the list.
For larger libraries, it would be great to have more flexible navigation, search and management tools, in case developers are following this conversation. Ideally, all content should be searchable, taggable, visible through multiple windows, exportable, countable, linkable, etc.
A huge thank you to the Zotero devs!