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  1. Shift+R issue - stops editing in Library

    by seth.thigpen · 9 days ago
    then go to Settings> Aria > UI Customization> Keyboard Shortcut. The default is shift+r. Change it to one of the other options, like Ctrl+Shift or Alt+Shift. Save and go to File > Exit. When you reop
  2. Is there a keyboard shortcut for 'Filter Collections' in Zotero 7?

    by dstillman · 14 days ago
    We might add a keyboard shortcut later — this is just the way you can do it now. Find-as-you-type doesn't seem to find sub-collections that are not fully expanded?
  3. Is there a keyboard shortcut for 'Filter Collections' in Zotero 7?

    by felixturbanisch · 14 days ago
    Thank you, I shouldn't have been so blunt. It just strikes me as a missed opportunity not to assign a keyboard shortcut to the search function and to rely on tab-navigation instead. Find-as-you-type d
  4. Is there a keyboard shortcut for 'Filter Collections' in Zotero 7?

    by felixturbanisch · 17 days ago
    Shift-Tab is the weirdest keyboard shortcut I've ever seen. Why do we even need one? It should be sufficient to start typing when the collections pane is selected.
  5. Please don't use CTRL-SHIFT-S as the default shortcut key for the Chromium browser extensions

    by dstillman · September 9, 2025
    If you don't want to use Ctrl-Shift-S for Zotero, you can just set it to any other shortcut key in Window → Extensions → Keyboard Shortcuts (or edge://extensions/shortcuts). What exactly is the issue?
  6. Colon shortcut for adding page numbers in Classic View

    by TilmanHartley · August 30, 2025
    In the past, when adding a citation in Classic View, it was easy to add page numbers using the colon (:) as a keyboard shortcut. Recently this no longer works, I just get a colon appear in the search
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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)
  16. 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?
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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.
  20. 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?
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