Annotation by external PDF editor can't be imported
Hi all,
I have been testing the Zotero PDF editor since upgrade to version 6.
I read from the document that it is possible to import annotation embedded in PDF to Zotero through "File ➙ import annotations"
I am using MacOS Catalina, and Acrobat reader DC (version 2021.011.20039, latest one). I tried to underline a few terms in a pdf with Acrobat reader, then open in Zotero's reader.
In the show annotation (left panel), I can see those annotations come with a "lock icon" to indicate they were created by external editor and embedded in the pdf. I highlighted those entries and tried "File ➙ important annotations", however, nothing happened. I have no error message, and I don't see new entries in the "show annotation" panel, and for the existing entries they still show up with the lock icon.
I wonder am I missing certain steps to get it work?
Best,
Jake
I have been testing the Zotero PDF editor since upgrade to version 6.
I read from the document that it is possible to import annotation embedded in PDF to Zotero through "File ➙ import annotations"
I am using MacOS Catalina, and Acrobat reader DC (version 2021.011.20039, latest one). I tried to underline a few terms in a pdf with Acrobat reader, then open in Zotero's reader.
In the show annotation (left panel), I can see those annotations come with a "lock icon" to indicate they were created by external editor and embedded in the pdf. I highlighted those entries and tried "File ➙ important annotations", however, nothing happened. I have no error message, and I don't see new entries in the "show annotation" panel, and for the existing entries they still show up with the lock icon.
I wonder am I missing certain steps to get it work?
Best,
Jake
I tried to test further and found that it's the underline annotation causing the problem.
The test:
1) I used Acrobat reader DC to highlight a few terms, and also underlined a few terms
2) I opened the file with Zotero PDF editor. I can see all the annotations with a lock icon. Underlined terms are showed as highlighted instead.
3) "File ➙ import annotations" will only work with highlights in the PDF. Underline annotation remained locked and unable to import as highlighted.
Highlight and underline are common ways of annotating a pdf file. I hope Zotero pdf editor could support underline annotation in the near future.
Best,
Jake
I modified the extension: < p>< span style="border-bottom: 1px solid %(color)">%(content)< /span> (%(cite))< /p>
The underlined annotation showed the text underlined in the extracted annotation note, in the color used to make the underline.
@keyuanhuang @tristone13th If that doesn't work please send an example PDF file to support@zotero.org with a link to this thread.
Not only do the highlights extract within the app, but if the underlines are also not destroyed so you can restore them by viewing the pdf in another app. (within-zotero highlights will be absent as I understand, though)