Have a look at how ZotFile extracts annotations from PDFs for a systematic way of using notes to mark quotes that you could emulate.

http://zotfile.com/#how-to-install--set-up-zotfile

This discussion was created from comments split from: A question about the zotero and zotfile setup.

Bonjour, je suis nouveau dans l'utilisation de zotero. j'ai installé zotero mais j'arrive pas à installer le zotfile.

We can't download Zotfile from http://zotfile.com/ (tried with Firefox and chrome)

The Zotfile plugin’s Send to Tablet feature can be used for this purpose.

That is the Zotfile plugin. Be sure that you have that installed. http://zotfile.com

Zotfile: General tab: Attach stored copy of file

Is there a way when moving Zotero+Zotfile from one computer into another, to do a full export-import, _including_ *settings/preferences* from both to Zotero and Zotfile?

I've migrated cloud storage and in the process lost my folder with Tablet files. No problem for me (they are all still in Zotero) but it confuses Zotfile, which started to generate loads of error mess

As far as I understand, I would have to pay for Dropbox Plus so that my interns can access the library without having to copy it over to their desktops. They would set the dropbox folder as the Data D

You can do all of these things using regular expressions with the “user-defined wildcards” described at zotfile.com

Edit: I genuinely tried to figure these out studying the "User-Defined Wildcards" instructions on zotfile.com, but couldn't figure out e.g. how to apply title case to the title.

It’s possible to use Zotero with Google Drive using the Zotfile plugin (see the “Alternative” section at the bottom of this page https://www.zotero.org/support/sync).

Hi, there have been several pdfs where I could copy and paste and the zotfile extract annotation window actually shows the green checkmark indicating it works fine but no note is being created in zote

You don't use it that way - you can have zotfile for the zotero desktop client copy files in and out of a set directory, which you can sync using something like Dropbox

Can someone explain to me how to get ZotFile for iPad? I cannot find it in the apple app store.

(usually) fixable with a plugin; case in point: ZotFile.

@dstillman I see. I've read about ZotFile, but your arguments are solid. I might just leave it be for now and let Zotero organize it the way it does. I was confused for a while, cause when I manually

You can use http://zotfile.com for pretty much the same effect in Zotero, yes. (Though note that Zotero and Mendeley use the same citation styles, so there's no difference in editing them between the