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Zotero shortcuts for Mac

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Zotero is a research management tool that allows users to save, organize, and share research materials such as articles, books, and web pages. Download Zotero

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Mac keyboard shortcuts for Zotero

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Feeds

  • Mark Feed as Read/Unread⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + ` Add →
  • Mark All Feed Items as Read/Unread⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + r Add →

Tags

Searching

Navigation

Quick Copy

  • Copy Selected Items to Clipboard⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + c Add →
  • Copy Selected Item Citations to Clipboard⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + a Add →

Deleting

Editing

  • Save Abstract or Extra field⇧ (shift) + ↵ Add →
  • Add Another Author/Creator when Editing Creator⇧ (shift) + ↵ Add →

Adding

  • Import from Clipboard⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + i Add →
  • Import⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + i Add →
  • Create a New Note⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + o Add →
  • Create a New Item by Hand⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + n Add →
  • Save to Zotero⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + s Add →

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