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Post History: Donna Cox Baker
7 years ago
I don't know if it's a standard, but I always print mine to PDF. In: How are you dealing with e-mails
7 years ago
Hm. Not sure about that. It automatically subscribes me to all of them. If you didn't get notif …In: Work flow
7 years ago
Well, I'm pretty sure they won't program just for us, but the good news is, Zotero is open …In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
First WOW on the blog. It's gorgeous! And WOW on the air-traffic control--always the one job I …In: Using the Related tab
7 years ago
You might be able to make them Zotero-ready with Word macros. If it can bring them in a proper email …In: How are you dealing with e-mails
7 years ago
Quote from Linda Balderson on February 13, 2019, 2:19 pm
Ann, You inspired me to look at how to mak …In: Using the Related tab
7 years ago
Tell us about your blog, Ann. You have certainly earned the right to promote it here! And, I also us …In: Using the Related tab
7 years ago
That never occurred to me, Ann. Brilliant! And I agree. In truth, until we can get a few genealogy-s …In: Using the Related tab
7 years ago
I'm wondering if there is a way to automate the import into Zotero for you. Does your AOL softw …In: How are you dealing with e-mails
7 years ago
I'm so glad you noticed this, Linda. I've always published in CMOS style, which formats th …In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
7 years ago
Unfortunately Zotero guards that field as a date ferociously. It will still try to turn it into a ye …In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
Zotero currently puts "n.d." for "no date" in formatted citations, when it finds …In: Allow a blank "date" value
7 years ago
Zotero says it is going to force in the "n.d.," if you don't have a value there. I wi …In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
Great question, Megan. I have posted the question at Zotero, to see if there is a way to override th …In: Birth Certificate (or death or marriage)
7 years ago
I'm happy to hear it, Ann. That's one file type I never tried in Zotero, but I'm thri …In: Work flow
7 years ago
I'm so glad to hear that you guys are finding Zotero the godsend it was for me. And I am alread …In: Which Item Types are you using?
7 years ago
Very helpful discussion! Linda, you might find it easier to add a note to the citation and paste and …In: Easy way to share citation entry formats
7 years ago
1850 United States Federal Census
Type
Book
URL
https://www.ancestry.c …In: Census record from Ancestry.com (one record for a decade)
7 years ago
[Will of Hugh Milliken, 24 January 1898]
Type
Book Section
Author
New York (New York C …In: Untitled will on FHL microfilm
7 years ago
Welcome to the forum, Donna. I do plan videos as soon as possible. I agree they would be helpful. I …In: Work flow
7 years ago
OK, it's there now. The category is "Citation Format Samples." The category we are in …In: Easy way to share citation entry formats
7 years ago
I should have told you guys in the book, and I don't think I did, that two great catch-all Item …In: Easy way to share citation entry formats
7 years ago
Zotero takes control of the whole paragraph of a citation you create, with the exception of allowing …In: Zotero - in an existing EndNote document...
7 years ago
Well, Ann, it looks like you've been in Zotero for ten years! Wow! Excellent work!In: Which Item Types are you using?
7 years ago
I think I fixed it, Ann. See if you see the upload box now.In: How do you add an image to a discussion.
7 years ago
I'll see what I can find out, Ann. There might be a flag I have to turn on somewhere. Back to y …In: How do you add an image to a discussion.
7 years ago
As we share with each other how we're filling in the Zotero blanks to get the citation we want, …In: Easy way to share citation entry formats
7 years ago
I've been using it for a couple of things that I described in the book. When I have created the …In: Uses for the "Extra" Field
7 years ago
Using a note as a freeform entry is a great way to do it--and as you say prevents you from spending …In: How are you adding items to Zotero?
7 years ago
Hi, Ann. Hopefully it works the same for all, but I see a light-gray box below the text field I am t …In: How do you add an image to a discussion.
7 years ago
My business and websites require me to check on a set of things regularly--account balances, sales f …In: Setting up a "status check" menu in Zotero
7 years ago
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