How can I make 'extra' field empty for newly added items?

sinclair01
I want to use 'extra' field to make my own notes. However, when I import some journals, they comes with some useless texts in the field.

Is there any way to make the field empty whenever I add new items?
Or can I add a new field for my personal note?
  • DWL-SDCA
    edited December 2, 2023
    The metadata that is imported to the extra field will be useful when using many of the citation styles. You shouldn't delete this information to put just anything there.

    Zotero offers a dedicated notes field.
    https://www.zotero.org/support/notes

    From Zotero documentation:
    The Extra field can be used for storing custom item metadata or data that doesn't have a dedicated field in Zotero. If you need to cite an item using a field not supplied by Zotero, you can also store such data in Extra. See Citing Fields from Extra for more details on how to cite these fields. For example, to add a DOI to a Book Section item, add this to the top of Extra: DOI: 10.1234/567890
  • sinclair01
    Thanks for the information. I didn't know that. Then, is there any chance to add a new field (eg. zotero extension)?
  • DWL-SDCA
    edited December 2, 2023
    @sinclair01

    Reread my [[edited]] comment. Zotero has a dedicated notes field.

    https://www.zotero.org/support/notes
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