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  1. Reveal Attachment in Finder While the PDF Is Open (macOS)

    by jandavid · August 27, 2025
    On macOS you can easily define your own application-specific keyboard shortcut for any menu items. "Show in Finder" is accessible in the File menu.
  2. CSL Names variable substitute prevents names variable in other places, BibTex, only editors

    by adamsmith · August 25, 2025
    Note that in Zotero you can set BibTeX as quick copy so it's available via drag&drop or keyboard shortcut. If you do this often enough to be relevant, you probably should use the full tool anyway
  3. What's the most current workflow for using Zotero with Apple Pages?

    by RussH · August 22, 2025
    5) Click on the pencil next to "extensions.zutilo.quickCopy_alt1" and paste the setting, then click on the blue check mark to confim it. (*If you want to use both of Zutilo's shortcuts, then go back r
  4. Breaking rotate shortcut in the PDF Reader

    by martynas_b · August 4, 2025
    The Zotero PDF reader supports rotation that permanently modifies the selected pages in the PDF file. However, the Shift‑R shortcut unintentionally triggered PDF.js’s temporary, global rotation affect
  5. Request for Added Efficiency in the Zotero Reader Rotate functions

    by DonnaCoxBaker · August 4, 2025
    these PDF paged right, left, and upside down. A keyboard shortcut would be very helpful on the rotate-left and rotate-right functions in the Zotero Reader. If that's not feasible for some reason, cou
  6. Text selection across pages from keyboard broken in PDF Reader

    by mjthoraval · July 15, 2025
    Just after opening a PDF file in the Zotero PDF Reader, I can select some text and expand the selection to the next page from the Shift+Down arrow shortcut.
  7. Failure to search menus with Cmd + Shift + / on macOS

    by b0c5 · July 10, 2025
    Normally on macOS, pressing Cmd + Shift + / on the keyboard opens the a search box in the Help menu, which one can use to search quickly for commands available on the menu bar.
  8. Keyboard shortcut to add to a collection

    by b0c5 · June 27, 2025
    It would be nice to have a keyboard shortcut to add the selected item to a collection.
  9. Shortcut for highlight and line text in pdf viewer window

    by miller-max · June 24, 2025
    Thanks Dstillman! Is there any way to use this same shortcut to pick a color when selecting text? (in addition to when picking color for the highlighted tool)
  10. Reveal Attachment in Finder While the PDF Is Open (macOS)

    by OHB1335 · June 23, 2025
    Is there a keyboard shortcut and a menu command that lets me jump straight from the open attachment to its location in Finder without first returning to the library view?
  11. Feature Request: Translation Option for Selected Text in PDF Reader

    by melikegulay · June 21, 2025
    Specifically, I am requesting the addition of an option to translate selected text directly within the PDF reader—ideally via right-click or a keyboard shortcut. Integration with a translation service
  12. Available for beta testing: Reader appearance popup with theme support

    by joaofrgomes · June 6, 2025
    I used to invert my entire Macs' screens with a keyboard shortcut before system-level dark mode was even a thing, and it included, back then, Mendeley and Microsoft Word, which made a big difference
  13. zotero Add/Edit Citation dialog closing behavior in mac office

    by dstillman · June 3, 2025
    You can assign a keyboard shortcut to open the citation dialog.
  14. Keyboard shortcut for changing page spread.

    by sheikhriasat · May 28, 2025
    Is there any way to enable keyboard shortcuts to switch between the available page spreads in the PDF viewer?
  15. Feature Request: Shortcut for "Show in Finder"/"Show in Explorer"

    by mjthoraval · May 19, 2025
    I do not think that making this shortcut is possible in the latest version of Zutilo for Zotero 7: As of Zotero version 7.0, some features of Zutilo, mainly keyboard shortcuts, no longer function.
  16. Feature Request: Shortcut for "Show in Finder"/"Show in Explorer"

    by luisluetkehellweg · May 19, 2025
    Please add a configurable keyboard shortcut (e.g., "O") to instantly reveal the selected item's file in the operating system's file manager. This would streamline access to associated files for extern
  17. Right-click bug on items only / ZoteroPreview Plugin

    by dstillman · May 15, 2025
    If your primary concern is copying, note that you can always copy citations and bibliography entries for the selected items with a keyboard shortcut or drag using Quick Copy.
  18. Adding personal bookmarks to a pdf

    by mentus · May 12, 2025
    Would love to see this feature, as well as a "go > next bookmark" keyboard shortcut!
  19. Comment/suggestion : about the "Ignore author" field in the citation dialog options and the keyboard

    by Masca · May 9, 2025
    However, I noticed a minor change that is bothering me : the "Ignore author" field, that is supposed to be ticked, used to be navigable via keyboard (through the Tab key) and ticked with the spacebar,
  20. keyboard shortcuts not working on Mac when importing .ris

    by pg4952 · May 6, 2025
    Trying to import .ris file to Zotero desktop. Using keyboard shortcut: Shift+cmd+I (as indicated in menu). This step works ok, but at the popup screen/prompt "Where do you want to import from? the "Co
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