Library Guides: Zotero for Law: Help and more features

Additional features

Plugins

Plugins are programs that work with Zotero to offer additional functionality or help Zotero work with other programs. They are community-built and managed. You can see a list of available plugins on the Plugins Documentation page.

To install a plugin:

Follow the link from the Plugins documentation page and download the file for your chosen plugin
Once downloaded, in Zotero go to 'Tools', then 'Plugins'
Click the 'gear' icon in the top left corner to 'Install Add on From File', and browse to find the Add on file downloaded to your computer
Enable your plugin via 'on dot' switch and restart Zotero.

Zotero.org - Plugins
An active community of Zotero users has developed a variety of plugins to provide enhancements, new features, and interfaces with other programs.

Keyboard shortcuts

Zotero supports many keyboard input options both in the main program and within your word processor. See more on the Keyboard Shortcuts page.

Zotero.org - Keyboard shortcuts
Zotero keyboard shortcuts.

Use Zotero to receive RSS feeds

If you have saved database searches or wish to subscribe to updates from websites, journals or other publications, you can receive information via RSS feed in Zotero. Details via Zotero.org's feeds page.

Zotero.org - Feeds
Learn how to subscribe to updates from a journal, website, publisher, institution, research group, or other source via Zotero.

Find additional support

Zotero Reference Management Guides via University of Melbourne's re:cite, reference management Software page
Zotero Documentation pages - Documentation pages in 16 languages. Quick links to guides for all common uses of Zotero
Zotero Knowledgebase - Additional support pages for troubleshooting or more technical uses.
Zotero community forum - If you're encountering a particular error or limitation, search here for similar questions and answers or ask the community.

Contact the library

You can contact the library for troubleshooting assistance