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#Mastering Zotero

##Preface (Rintze and Sebastian: Draft)

  • Availability and Licensing
  • About the Authors
  • Why We Wrote This Book
  • Acknowledgments

##Introduction (Rintze: Draft)

  • What is Zotero?
  • Is Zotero the Right Tool for You?
    • The Case for using a Reference Manager
    • Zotero versus the Competition
  • Our Target Audience for this Guide

##New Features per Version

  • for existing users: describe new features for each (major) Zotero version, and link to relevant entries in manual

##Getting started

###Installing Zotero (Rintze: draft)

  • Installing Zotero for Firefox
    • Firefox version compatibility
    • Word processor plugins
  • Installing Zotero Standalone
    • Connectors
    • Bookmarklet
    • Word processor plugins
  • Installing Both Clients
  • Updating Clients
  • Troubleshooting

###Zotero Client Interface (describe the main UI elements of Zotero Standalone and Zotero for Firefox)

  • Languages (does this need its own chapter, or put it in other sections?)
    • Interface language
    • Where are translations done (Transifex, CSL locales)
    • Bibliography language (default-locale)
  • Locate

##Adding Items (Sebastian)

  • Migrating from other products
  • Save via translators
  • Manual entry
  • Rich text markup (missing)
  • URL as item metadata (missing)
  • Saving webpages
  • Import export files
  • Import via identifiers
  • Import via PDF metadata
  • Proxies (missing)

##Adding Files (Rintze: draft)

  • File Copies and File Links
    • File Links with Relative Paths
  • Adding Files via Web Translators
  • Adding Files via the Zotero Pane
    • “New Item” Button
    • “Add Attachment” Button and Menu
    • Dragging Files
  • Adding Files from a Webpage

##Syncing (Rintze)

  • Data Syncing
  • File Syncing
    • Zotero Storage
    • WebDAV
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Third-Party Solutions (Dropbox)
  • Zotfile for moving files (

##Backup & Export

  • Sync no substitute for backup
  • Zotero data directory (warn again against Dropbox)
  • Export formats (if leaving Zotero)

##Library Curation

  • Related
  • Notes
  • Zotfile extraction
  • Duplicates
  • Search
  • Sorting

###Collections (Rintze: draft)

  • Creating, Renaming, and Deleting Collections
  • Moving and Copying Collections
  • Adding Items to a Collection
  • Removing Items from a Collection
  • Deleting Items in a Collection
  • Seeing which Collections an Item belongs to
  • Special Collections
    • Saved Searches
    • Duplicate Items
    • Unfiled Items
    • Trash

###Tags (Rintze: draft)

  • Adding Tags
    • Adding Tags by Hand
    • Automatic Tags
  • Renaming, Deleting, and Merging Tags
  • Searching by Tags
  • Searching for Tags
  • Hiding the Tag Selector
  • Colored Tags

##Citations and Bibliographies (Sebastian)

  • ODFScanner
  • Word Processor Plugins
  • BibTeX integration
  • Quickcopy
  • Reports
  • Timelines (incomplete)
  • Papermachine (missing)

CSL styles, installing/editing/etc. (Sebastian - not started)

  • Brief History of CSL
  • Finding Styles - Zotero Style Repository/Search by Example
  • Installing Styles
  • Very easy edits

##Collaboration

  • Groups
  • Creating groups
  • use case for different group types
  • Group settings online
  • Collaborating in groups
  • Adding items to groups - limits
  • Sharing single account
  • Co-authoring without groups

##Zotero Preferences (Sebastian)

##Online Library/Interface

##Zotero for mobile

  • Zotero mobile webpage
  • ZotFile Tablet
  • Zandy?
  • ZotPad and Papership