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 ====How do I open Zotero?====
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-The left pane includes My Library, which contains all the items in your library. Right-click on My Library or click on the New Collection button ({{:quick_start/add_collection.png?nolink}} above the left pane to create a new [[collections_and_tags#collections|collection]], a folder into which items relating to a specific project or topic can be placed. Think of collections like playlists in a music player: items in collections are aliases (or "links") to a single copy of the item in your library. The same item can belong to many collections at one time.
+The left pane includes My Library, which contains all the items in your library. Right-click on My Library or click on the New Collection button ({{:quick_start/add_collection.png?nolink&width=16}}) above the left pane to create a new [[collections_and_tags#collections|collection]], a folder into which items relating to a specific project or topic can be placed. Think of collections like playlists in a music player: items in collections are aliases (or "links") to a single copy of the item in your library. The same item can belong to many collections at one time.
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-With the Zotero Connector for Chrome, Firefox, or Safari, it's simple to create new items from information available on the internet. With the click of a button, Zotero can automatically create an item of the appropriate type and populate the metadata fields, download a full-text PDF if available, and attach useful links (e.g., to the PubMed entry) or Supplemental Data files.
+With the Zotero Connector for Chrome, Firefox, or Safari, it's simple to [[getting stuff into your library|create new items]] from information available on the internet. With the click of a button, Zotero can automatically create an item of the appropriate type and populate the metadata fields, download a full-text PDF if available, and attach useful links (e.g., to the PubMed entry) or Supplemental Data files.
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-If the [[getting stuff into your library|save icon]] is a book, article, image, or other single item, clicking on it will add the item to the current collection in Zotero. If the save icon is a folder, the webpage contains multiple items. Clicking it will open a dialog box from which items can be selected and saved to Zotero.
+If the [[adding_items_to_zotero|save icon]] is a book, article, image, or other single item, clicking on it will add the item to the current collection in Zotero. If the save icon is a folder, the webpage contains multiple items. Clicking it will open a dialog box from which items can be selected and saved to Zotero.
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-Zotero uses bits of code called [[/translators|translators]] to recognize information on webpages. There are generic translators which work with many sites and translators written for individual sites. If a site you're using does not have a translator, feel free to request one on the [[/forum|Zotero forums]].
+Zotero uses bits of code called [[/translators|translators]] to recognize information on webpages. There are generic translators which work with many sites and translators written for individual sites. If a site you're using does not have a translator, feel free to request one on the [[/forum|Zotero Forums]].
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-Zotero can [[getting_stuff_into_your_library#add_item_by_identifier|add items automatically]] using their an ISBN number, Digital Object Identifier (DOI), or PubMed ID. This is done by clicking the Add Item by Identifier button ({{:toolbar-lookup.png?nolink&|}}) in the Zotero toolbar, typing in the ID number, and clicking OK. You can even paste or enter (press Shift+Enter for a larger box) a list of such identifiers at once.
+Zotero can [[adding_items_to_zotero#add_item_by_identifier|add items automatically]] using their an ISBN number, Digital Object Identifier (DOI), or PubMed ID. This is done by clicking the Add Item by Identifier button ({{:toolbar-lookup.png?nolink&|}}) in the Zotero toolbar, typing in the ID number, and clicking OK. You can even paste or enter (press Shift+Enter for a larger box) a list of such identifiers at once.
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 ====Manually Adding Items====
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+[[adding_items_to_zotero#manually_adding_items|{{:quick_start/add_item.png?150&nolink }}]]
-Items can be [[getting_stuff_into_your_library#manually_adding_and_editing_items|added manually]] by clicking the green New Item ({{:add.png?nolink&|}}) button in the Zotero toolbar, then selecting the appropriate item type. Metadata can then be added by hand in the right-hand pane. Apart from the versatility this provides, it is important for adding primary documents.
+Items can be [[adding_items_to_zotero#manually_adding_items|added manually]] by clicking the green New Item ({{:add.png?nolink&|}}) button in the Zotero toolbar and selecting the appropriate item type. Metadata can then be added by hand in the right-hand pane. While you should generally not add items manually, it can be useful for adding primary documents that aren't available online.
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-Zotero's Word and Libreffice plugins allow users to [[word processor integration|insert citations]] directly from their word processing software. This makes citing multiple pages, sources, or otherwise customizing citations a breeze. In-text citations, footnotes and endnotes are all supported. With [[plugins#LaTeX_TeX_and_Plain_Text_Editors|community-developed plugins]], Zotero can also be used with LaTeX, Scrivener, and numerous other writing programs.
+Zotero's Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs plugins allow users to [[word processor integration|insert citations]] directly from their word processing software. This makes citing multiple pages or sources or otherwise customizing citations a breeze. In-text citations, footnotes and endnotes are all supported. With [[plugins#LaTeX_TeX_and_Plain_Text_Editors|community-developed plugins]], Zotero can also be used with LaTeX, Scrivener, and numerous other writing programs.
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