Before you begin adding sources, take a few minutes to adjust Zotero’s settings. This will make it easier to organize, cite, and sync your research—and in most cases, you’ll only need to do it once.
Tip: Be sure to review the General, Sync, Export, and Cite tabs. These allow you to:
The screenshots below walk you through the process.
General → File Handling and File Renaming: Determine what files and data you want Zotero to download automatically.
We recommend selecting:
Automatically attach associated PDFs and other files when saving items
Automatically retrieve metadata for PDFs and ebooks
For file renaming, select:
Automatically rename locally added files
Set rename file types to PDF and Ebook