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  1. "add a note from annotations" it's not working well

    by dstillman · 16 days ago
    You can see the extracted text in the Annotations tab of the left sidebar in the reader. If there's a problem with text there, that's going to be PDF-specific, and you should link to a PDF for which y
  2. Can I turn off the "spell check" of text annotations in pdf reader?

    by qc_yan · 20 days ago
    Can I turn off the "spell check" of text annotations in pdf reader? Red underlines affect reading.
  3. Why are the annotation tools greyed out in my PDF reader?

    by jackrweinstein · 21 days ago
    What am i doing wrong? I click on the PDF attachment and it pops up on my screen (Windows 11), but I can't click any of the annotation options, nor can I copy and paste the text. I feel like I'm missi
  4. Annotating images

    by FHeimburger · 21 days ago
    Zotfile did not migrate across to Zotero 7. But the annotations are now handled by the Zotero PDF reader so you do not need it for that.
  5. Zotero won't sync / error report 1068303298

    by fcheslack · 25 days ago
    Is it slow even if you only have the library and 1 PDF open, and does it happen with all PDFs? If you are trying to work with an extremely large PDF it might just be that it's too large for Zotero's P
  6. Text Annotation and Selection Issues on iPad

    by zhangstef · 25 days ago
    Hi developers, thanks for making this great application working on both mac and iPad. I'm mainly using Zotero as PDF reader on mac and iPad. The usage is heavy on highlights and text annotations on PD
  7. PDF reader is slow and stuck in high resolution monitor after update to Zotero7

    by jiangshen95 · 25 days ago
    I have tested Zotero 8 beta. I find that Zotero 8 performs somewhat better than Zotero 7, but it has not yet restored the previous smoothness. I have not tested the Firefox PDF reader, but I do not be
  8. Can I change the default color and font size of text annotation for "add Text" in pdf reader

    by qc_yan · 26 days ago
    For "add Text" function in pdf reader, the default color of text annotations is yellow, and the default font size is 14, which is not in line with my usage. I alwayes set the color as red, and the fon
  9. PDF reader is slow and stuck in high resolution monitor after update to Zotero7

    by martynas_b · 26 days ago
    Additionally, you should try the same PDF files on Firefox PDF reader (as Zotero is based on it).
  10. No Access to Notes

    by dstillman · 27 days ago
    Can you provide a Report ID? when I'm in the PDF itself, nothing happens when I click the note icon.
  11. Wild idea: NotebookLM-like search in Zotero

    by iancg · September 14, 2025
    Is there a way to keep using my Zotero subscription so that annotations and highlights sync between my devices (tablet and laptop), while having the PDFs in a Google Drive (preferably one folder per c
  12. Does native Zotero integration on Boox supports WebDAV sync?

    by weizichao · September 13, 2025
    Hi adamsmith, I tried it, but tbh it seems that the current Zotero app does not support opening PDFs from third-party software. As you know, its user experience is much worse than the official PDF rea
  13. How to read as Double Page in Zotero PDF Reader?请问Zotero内置PDF阅读器如何设置双页阅读呢?

    by poettli · September 11, 2025
    In PDF reader, View > Odd/Even Spreads
  14. How to read as Double Page in Zotero PDF Reader?请问Zotero内置PDF阅读器如何设置双页阅读呢?

    by OracleBone · September 11, 2025
    How to read as Double Page in Zotero PDF Reader?请问Zotero内置PDF阅读器如何设置双页阅读呢?
  15. Show external pdf comments Comments added by software

    by guoketing · September 11, 2025
    zotero reader, but this would cause my original pdf comments to be removed and become zotore comments. I wonder why it is designed this way and why it is not possible to view comments added by exter
  16. Feature Request: Inking Support on Zotero Sticky Notes

    by rafisics · September 10, 2025
    Hi, I use Zotero extensively for reading research papers and books, and I really appreciate the built-in PDF reader and annotation system. One feature that would greatly improve my workflow is inking
  17. "Adding notes to attachments is no longer supported"

    by dstillman · September 5, 2025
    You can open the PDF in the reader and add a note annotation to the first page, which will show up under the attachment item in the items list in Zotero 8.
  18. Highlight in PDFs without annotation

    by tenco · September 4, 2025
    We would like to see a filtering option added to the Annotations tab that hides annotations created directly with the highlighter tool in the PDF reader interface, showing only annotations that have c
  19. Zotero 7: Add and edit notes directly on PDFs without needing to create a parent item

    by PX2 · September 4, 2025
    @dstillman - I had been using PDF Expert as my default PDF reader, and annotations weren't showing up in the item pane. But I see that they do when I use the Zotero reader so that should work as well
  20. Zotero 7: Add and edit notes directly on PDFs without needing to create a parent item

    by dstillman · September 3, 2025
    @PX2: I assume you're aware, but you can create note annotations (as well as highlight/underline/image/ink annotations) on PDFs from the reader, so you can always add a note annotation to the first pa
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