Generate report sorted by date
Report "Sort order" (https://www.zotero.org/support/reports):
"If you right-click on a collection or Saved Search in Zotero's left pane, then choose 'Generate Report from Collection/Saved Search', Zotero will use the current sort order of the columns in the Zotero center pane for the report."
This is not working for me now. A collection (179 items) is sorted by date in the center pane, but when I right-click on the collection name in the left pane the resulting report shows no obvious sequence.
"If you right-click on a collection or Saved Search in Zotero's left pane, then choose 'Generate Report from Collection/Saved Search', Zotero will use the current sort order of the columns in the Zotero center pane for the report."
This is not working for me now. A collection (179 items) is sorted by date in the center pane, but when I right-click on the collection name in the left pane the resulting report shows no obvious sequence.
For instance, I've gathered a number of newspaper reports about a certain policy process, where I've placed the text of the newspaper article as a child note. In order to follow the process, I would like to create a report where the newspaper articles are sorted chronologically rather than alphabetically. It would make it so much easier to read.
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/68470/can-i-change-the-sort-order-of-report-for-zotero-5-0
Using Zotero 6.0.20 on Mac OS Ventura 13.0.
1. Create a new collection. I call mine "Create_Report" and use it only for creating reports and then empty it after
2. Add all the items you want in the report to this collection
3. Sort by Date. Sorting by Year will not work.
4. Right-click on the collection to create report. If you select all items in collection and create report, it will not sort by Date.
5. Delete all items from collection when done. This is just a clean-up step. Removing items from a collection does not remove them from the library.
May be I need to restart my computer?
Is there any extensions that could help to format reports?