Upgrade StorageAdd Note from Annotations (as 1 note per annotation so note tags show up individually in search?)
When I annotate a PDF, add tags to those annotations, then use the function: Add Note from Annotations, all annotations are then combined into 1 Zotero note. If I then search a collection for tags, the search results just show that one (in my case, long) Zotero note without showing which notes from annotations have which tags; I have to go back to the PDF and read through the annotations to see which annotations have which tags. Is there a way to Add Note from Annotations as one Zotero note per annotation, so that each annotation becomes a separate Zotero note, which would then allow the tags for each note to be more directly searched and located? Thanks much!
Maybe I misunderstood your ask, that you prefer to have notes for all annotation (which will also be a long list) :-)
Anyhow do agree that the need for a better structure to get back to where the annotation was written would have been nice.
Annotation tags aren't applied to notes created from annotations, though we could consider that. Creating an individual note for each annotation doesn't make sense, though — that would just be duplicating data for no reason. Direct matching of annotations will be the solution there.
"Annotations will be viewable in the items list in a future version and be searchable directly"
Hi, was this feature implemented in the last versions or Zotero 7 beta?
This is my exact use case in Zotero. When I first started, I created a new note for each annotation. However, I later discovered the "create note from annotation" feature and thought this would be a great time saver. However, while this feature saves time, it removes the value I originally had from having an individual note for each annotation.
Here's my workflow use case: As I read papers, I highlight, annotate, and tag relevant statements for later use. When I'm ready to write my paper, I use the tags feature to quickly identify my tagged references across all read papers (I wish the tags feature supported more than 9 assigned colors/numbers). I also use the tag feature to keep track of which statements were incorporated into my own paper.
@dstillman Glad to hear that annotations will be added to the item list. Will the assigned tagging color/number feature also work when viewing/annotating a document?
When "tagging" items within the "times list", users are able to assign a number as hot key (or shortcut) to tags. While annotating a document users are able to add tags to their annotation but in a more manual fashion which is more labor extensive, and not visually associated with items tagged via the items list. Unlike "tagging" within the items list, while tagging within a PDF view, (1) users are not able to tag annotations using the assigned numeric hot key shortcuts, (2) tagging applied to the annotation does not convey any color scheme or association to the tagging applied to items within the items list.
I would also like to say I think the ability to assign hot keys (and colors) to items is a great feature and should be expanded to more than 9.
But: I usually do a lot of annotations, for at least two different reasons:
1.) I highlight key sentences that I can skim later to more quickly recall the argument in the text. Here I am interested in the highlighted text. In the item list, they would tend to get in the way.
2) I comment on passages with regard to my thoughts on the passage. Here I am interested in my comments, and these are the ones I would like to see in the item list.
So I would like to be able to somehow control what appears in the item list. For example, via colors or tags.