====== Zotero Keyboard Shortcuts ====== ===== Zotero Desktop App ===== Note that the [[:preferences/shortcut_keys|Shortcuts pane]] of the Zotero preferences allows you to change some of these keyboard shortcuts. ====Adding Items to your Zotero Library==== ^Function^Windows/Linux^Mac OS^ |Save to Zotero|''Ctrl''+''Shift''+S|''Cmd''+''Shift''+S| |Create a New Item by Hand|''Ctrl''+''Shift''+N|''Cmd''+''Shift''+N| |Create a New Note|''Ctrl''+''Shift''+O|''Cmd''+''Shift''+O| |Import| ''Ctrl''+''Shift''+I|''Cmd''+''Shift''+I| |Import from Clipboard|''Ctrl''+''Shift''+''Alt''+I|''Cmd''+''Option''+''Shift''+I| ====Editing Items (Info Tab)==== |Add Another Author/Creator when Editing Creator|''Shift''+''Enter''|''Shift''+''Enter''| |Save Abstract or Extra field|''Shift''+''Enter''|''Shift''+''Enter''| =====Removing or Deleting Items and Collections==== ^Function^from My Library^from a Collection^ |Move to Trash|''Del''|''Shift''+''Del'' / ''Cmd''+''Delete''| |Move to Trash without Confirmation Dialog|''Shift''+''Del'' / ''Cmd''+''Delete''|//Not Available//| |Remove from Collection|//Not Applicable//|''Del'' //(Only for top-level items)//| ^Function^Key^ |Delete Collection (and Keep Items in Library and Others Collections, if any)|''Del''| |Delete Collection and Move Items to Trash|''Shift''+''Del'' / ''Cmd''+''Delete''| ====Creating Citations and Bibliographies (Quick Copy)==== ^Function^Windows/Linux Defaults^Mac OS Defaults^ |Copy Selected Item Citations to Clipboard|''Ctrl''+''Shift''+A|''Cmd''+''Shift''+A| |Copy Selected Items to Clipboard|''Ctrl''+''Shift''+C|''Cmd''+''Shift''+C| ==== Navigating between Zotero Panes ==== ^Function^Windows/Linux^Mac OS^ |Focus Libraries (Left) Pane| ''Ctrl''+''Shift''+L|''Cmd''+''Shift''+L| |Move through Panes and Fields|''Tab''/''Shift''+''Tab''|''Tab''| |Move through Info/Notes/Tags/Related Tabs|''->'' and ''<-'' (or ''Ctrl''+''Tab''/''Ctrl''+''Shift''+''Tab'' or ''Ctrl''+''PgUp''/''Ctrl''+''PgDn'')|''Ctrl''+''PgUp''/''Ctrl''+''PgDn''((MacBooks and the Apple Wireless Keyboard don't have dedicated Page-Up/Page-Down keys, so you have to use Fn+Up/Down-arrow on those to simulate the Page-Up/Page-Down keys.))| |Quick Search|''Ctrl''+''Shift''+K|''Cmd''+''Shift''+K| |Quick Search|''Ctrl''+F|''Cmd''+F| ==== Moving Between Tabs ==== Zotero supports most standard shortcuts for switching between tabs: * ''Ctrl''+''PageDown''/''PageUp'' (''Control''+''Fn''+''Up''/''Down'' on most Mac keyboards) * ''Ctrl''+''Tab'' / ''Ctrl''+''Shift''-''Tab'' * ''Cmd''+''Shift''+''[''/'']'' (macOS only) * ''Cmd''+''Option''+''←''/''→'' (macOS only) * ''Cmd''/''Ctrl''+''1'' through ''9'' ====Searching==== ^Function^Windows/Linux^Mac OS^ |Quick Search|''Ctrl''+''Shift''+K|''Cmd''+''Shift''+K| |Quick Search|''Ctrl''+F|''Cmd''+F| |Find/Highlight Collection(s) an Item belongs to|Hold down ''Ctrl'' (Windows) or ''Alt'' (Linux)|Hold down ''Option''| ====Tags==== ^Function^Windows/Linux^Mac OS^ |Toggle Tag Selector|''Ctrl''+''Shift''+T|''Cmd''+''Shift''+T| |Assign Colored Tag to an Item|1 to 6 keys|1 to 6 keys| ====Feeds==== ^Function^Windows/Linux^Mac OS^ |Mark All Feed Items as Read/Unread|''Ctrl''+''Shift''+R|''Cmd''+''Shift''+R| |Mark Feed as Read/Unread|''Ctrl''+''Shift''+`|''Cmd''+''Shift''+`| ====Other Shortcuts==== ^Function^Windows/Linux^Mac OS^ |Expand/Collapse Collections or Items List|''+''/''-''|''+''/''-''| |Highlight All Collections an Item is in| //Hold down// ''Ctrl'' //(Windows) or// ''Alt'' //(Linux)//| //Hold down// ''Option''| |Count Items (Result Appears in Right-Hand Pane)|''Ctrl''+A|''Cmd''+A| |Edit Collection Names (Left Pane)|''F2''|//Not available//| ==== PDF Reader ==== //This section is incomplete.// ^Function^Windows/Linux^macOS^ |Switch between annotation tools|''Alt''-''1''/''2''/''3''/''4''|''Option''-''1''/''2''/''3''/''4''| |Back (in-PDF link)|''Alt''+''Left'', ''Ctrl''+''['' (Linux) |''Cmd''+''Left'', ''Cmd''+''[''| |Forward (in-PDF link)|''Alt''+''Right'', ''Ctrl''+'']'' (Linux) |''Cmd''+''Right'', ''Cmd''+'']''| ====Notes====

This section hasn't been fully updated for the new note editor in Zotero 6.

^Function^Windows/Linux^Mac OS^ |Bold|''Ctrl''+B|''Cmd''+B| |Italic|''Ctrl''+I|''Cmd''+I| |Underline|''Ctrl''+U|''Cmd''+U| |Select All|''Ctrl''+A|''Cmd''+A| |Undo|''Ctrl''+Z|''Cmd''+Z| |Redo|''Ctrl''+Y or ''Ctrl''+''Shift''+Z|''Cmd''+Y or ''Cmd''+''Shift''+Z| |Cut|''Ctrl''+X|''Cmd''+X| |Copy|''Ctrl''+C|''Cmd''+C| |Paste|''Ctrl''+V|''Cmd''+V| |Paste without formatting|''Ctrl''+''Shift''+V|''Cmd''+''Shift''+V| |Format Heading 1 to 6|''Shift''+''Alt''+1/6|''Ctrl''+''Alt''+1/6| |Format as Paragraph|''Shift''+''Alt''+7|''Ctrl''+''Alt''+7| |Format as Div|''Shift''+''Alt''+8|''Ctrl''+''Alt''+8| |Format as Address|''Shift''+''Alt''+9|''Ctrl''+''Alt''+9| |Find and Replace|''Ctrl''+F|''Cmd''+F| |Insert Link|''Ctrl''+K|''Cmd''+K| |Focus/jump to toolbar|''Alt''+F10|''Alt''+''F10''| =====Zotero Connector===== Chrome, Firefox, and Edge all provide a way to assign a keyboard shortcut to the Save to Zotero button. Consult your browser documentation for more information. =====Word Processor Plugins===== * [[:word_processor_plugin_usage#keyboard_commands|Word]] * [[:libreoffice_writer_plugin_usage#keyboard_commands|LibreOffice]] * [[:google_docs#keyboard_shortcuts|Google Docs]] =====Customize your Shortcuts===== The third-party [[https://github.com/willsALMANJ/Zutilo|Zutilo plugin]] adds various functions not available in Zotero itself through extra menu items and keyboard shortcuts. {{tag>kb basics}}