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Donna,
When I added screenshots of webpages my storage usage did increase. Hence the reason I start …In: Zotero sync storage--attachments only
7 years ago
This last weekend I played around with Evernote and OneNote to see if it would solve a couple of iss …In: My OneNote solution to web snapshots and emails.
7 years ago
Donna,
After writing my blog post on using Zotero and receiving some questions about Evernote and O …In: Expand the email systems that send email-formatted information to Zotero.
7 years ago
I can't remember if Donna talked about this option in her book and I just missed it!
I just fi …In: Discovered a new way to link documents.
7 years ago
One more thing I do when I enter the memorial. I go down to the bottom and add the original creator …In: Find A Grave
7 years ago
7 years ago
Hi All,
I have been playing around with how to handle Find A Grave memorials.
When I find a memori …In: Find A Grave
7 years ago
Hi All I finished up scanning all the funeral mass cards I inherited. I wanted to share how I decide …In: Funeral Artifacts
7 years ago
Donna, Are you saying that if I save a webpage with a snapshot that doesn't add to your storage …In: I'm using my storage rapidly—why???
7 years ago
Hi illinimom,
I have 722 items in Zotero. My storage usage is 4% which is 11.9 MB. I have lots of n …In: I'm using my storage rapidly—why???
7 years ago
Donna, Thank you! You have me laughing I will admit that it is not your typical scrapbook. But I don …In: Digital/Real World Scrapbooking
7 years ago
Yes, I plan on printing them in a photo book. I am planning on using ZNO in a 10x10 lay-flat. If any …In: Digital/Real World Scrapbooking
7 years ago
I have found another way to use Zotero. I do a lot of scrapbooking. In the past, it was real world. …In: Digital/Real World Scrapbooking
7 years ago
Just an FYI there is a tick box at the bottom when you make a post that you need to check to get rep …In: Item Type Options
7 years ago
Donna, it is funny you mentioned this, as I was just trying to figure out how to do that very thing. …In: Allow a view of document/photo thumbnails
7 years ago
My surface pro has the full Windows 10 operating system allowing me to use the same app as my deskto …In: External attachments from cloud storage
7 years ago
Hi Michele,
Personally, I am using Zotero more like my personal card catologue on steroids. The se …In: Item Type Options
7 years ago
illinimom,
I am curious if you tried downloading the Zotero app to your ipad?
I primarily use my …In: External attachments from cloud storage
7 years ago
When you use the connector it will only populate what is in the metadata on a specific website' …In: Draft Card from Family Search
7 years ago
Donna, please correct me if I am wrong. I believe you need to download the actual Zotero applicatio …In: External attachments from cloud storage
7 years ago
Thank you, Stacey and Donna!
While waiting to get my computer rebuilt I started to play with these …In: Work flow
7 years ago
7 years ago
I have a question about the information panel for a linked file. When you link a file there is an ar …In: Indexed: No
7 years ago
The bouncing off of ideas has helped me tremendously. I am still working out how I want my workflow …In: Work flow
7 years ago
Thinking out loud here.
If you want to keep all the notes about a specific source together. You c …In: Work flow
7 years ago
I have been building a family archive. It just occurred to me that I could add the photographs and p …In: Photograph & Heirloom catalogue
7 years ago
I am having a new computer built, still using Windows 7 and I want to have Windows 10 before the sup …In: Using Zotero on more than one computer.
7 years ago
When I start writing up a piece of research I am finding myself rewriting most of my citations. Lind …In: Parish Records Norway
7 years ago
Thanks, Donna. I'll have to wait until you come west. I am getting a "vacation" from …In: Parish Records Norway
7 years ago
7 years ago
I am going to have to try this out. Thank you for sharing.In: Importing a bunch of files into Zotero
7 years ago
Very interesting. The only downside I can see off the top of my head is the icon would not match the …In: Letters, Emails, Instant Messages--all "personal communications" under the hood
7 years ago
Donna was this discussed in the book and I missed it? I tried it out with FindAGrave. Both the snaps …In: Just discovered I can save a web-page without the snapshot.
7 years ago
I like having the citation on the info tab in the extra field mainly because I like seeing more info …In: Downside for using the extra field for citations.
7 years ago
I just discovered a downside to using the extra field as a place to store a complete EE style citati …In: Downside for using the extra field for citations.
7 years ago
I also noticed you could choose different libraries. Do you need to create a group to have a differe …In: Zotero Notes or Word Documents?
7 years ago
7 years ago
Thank you, Donna.
When you say, "You don't have to sync to Zotero." Is there somewh …In: Zotero Notes or Word Documents?
7 years ago
The sorting after I get home has been the biggest challenge I face. I have 6 or 7 folders of stuff a …In: Zotero Notes or Word Documents?
7 years ago
One of the advantages I see in Zotero is if I am on a research trip transcriptions and notes about a …In: Zotero Notes or Word Documents?
7 years ago
PS FamilySearch has scanned them but they are not viewable online or in the library on the computers …In: Parish Records Norway
7 years ago
But this may also be a great way to use the bibliographic entry and link that with the related tab t …In: Parish Records Norway
7 years ago
One more thing about my Austrian church records. These are images I scanned from the microfilm in Sa …In: Parish Records Norway
7 years ago
I am going back in forth in my head about the idea of bibliographic entries versus other types of en …In: Parish Records Norway
7 years ago
Quote from Donna J Weathers on February 20, 2019, 2:02 pm
I suppose - now that I've written i …In: Parish Records Norway
7 years ago
Now I am wondering if I could set up the citation fields in Zotero for the bibliographic citation an …In: Parish Records Norway
7 years ago
The differences in the citations are puzzling. I don't really understand why CMOS uses periods …In: Parish Records Norway
7 years ago
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