Using Notes in Zotero
In addition to items and file
attachments, you can also store notes in your Zotero library: child notes,
which belong to a specific item, and standalone notes. Notes are synced along with item metadata; they don't count against your Zotero file storage quota. Notes are searchable
and support HTML formatting (Zotero uses the TinyMCE HTML editor for note editing).
Child Notes
1. To create a child note, select an item in the center pane.
Then, either click the “New Note” button at the top of the center pane (
) and select
“Add Child Note”, or go to the “Notes” tab in the right-hand pane and click the
“Add” button. You can also right-click an item and select “Add Note”.
2. A note will be created as an attachment to the item (it will
also show up under the “Notes” tab), and a note editor will appear in the
right-hand pane. You can create a dedicated window for the note editor by
clicking the “Edit in a separate window” button at the bottom of the editor.
Text in notes is saved as you type.
Standalone Notes
Standalone notes work the same
as child notes, but are not directly related to any item in your library.
Standalone notes will appear alongside any other items in your library. To
create a standalone note, click the “New Note” (
) button and
select “New Standalone Note”.
Tagging and Relating
As with any other item in
Zotero, notes can be tagged and related to other items. Both features
can be accessed via the bottom of the note editor.
Searching Notes
Notes can be searched via the
general Zotero search. You can search text within a
note using the note editor's “Find and Replace” button or Ctrl/Cmd-F.
Images in Notes
You can embed images into
Zotero notes by dragging them from your filesystem. Note, however, that
embedded images are not officially supported and will not sync (and may
potentially cause other syncing problems). If you need images to sync in
Zotero, you should add them as separate attachment
files. Additional support for embedded images
in notes will be added in a future version.
Note: Adapted from https://www.zotero.org/support/ .
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