

Or any other of the plethora of choices that are available today that will “cloud-sync” your files. con: only gets the BBT citekeys, BibTeX is generated by Zotero itself.con: requires technical expertise to set up, paid option on overleaf.
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pro: gets the full bibtex file to Overleaf, tested and works.con: have not tested, paid option on overleaf.pro: gets the full bibtex file to Overleaf, should be seamless.If you’re thinking of this in the context of Overleaf, here’s a TL DR of the pros and cons: In any case, you want your auto-exported items to show up somewhere else.

You may want to use your BBT generated bib(la)tex on other systems maybe you use Overleaf (as I do), maybe you have your documents compiled using github actions (as I do). Getting your BBT-generated bib(la)tex/citekeys to other places You cannot add new auto-exportsįrom here, that can only be done by initiating an export. There, you can remove auto-export, change You can manage your auto-exports in the BBT preferences under theĪutomatic exports tab. Managing auto-exportsĪfter you’ve set up an auto-export using an Keep updated export, Separate exports for separate papers for example if you have set up a collection for each. Also, exporting only targeted selections over your whole library will get you better performance. I’ve gone to some lengths to make sure performance is OK, don’t go overboard with the number of auto-exports you have You can review/remove exports from the BBT preferences.
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With BBT’s export translators (e.g., “Better BibTeX”), checking the Keep updated option will register the export for automation.Īfter you’ve completed the current export, any changes to the collection or library will trigger an automatic re-export to update the file. To export a library, group or collection, right-click on it in the left Zotero pane and choose “Export Library…” or “Export Collection…”.
