Configuration

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Mdnotes export preferences

File naming convention

In general, I recommend using the citekey as title. The exported files will use the prefix and suffix for the type of file being exported, following the pattern <prefix><title><suffix>.md.

Settings for the file naming convention

File Organization

Multi-file Exports

Multi-file menu

Using the Split files option will create, as its name indicates, separate files for your metadata, Zotero notes, or your own notes. Whenever you use the Export to markdown menu:

• One file containing the metadata will be created if you selected a Zotero item using the Zotero Metadata Template.

• If you select a Zotero note, one file will be created using the Zotero Note Template

Using the Create Mdnotes file will create a note for your notes using the Mdnotes Default Template.

By selecting a Zotero item and using the Batch export to markdown menu, mdnotes will create all of the above files, i.e. one for the metadata and one for each Zotero note in that item. If your Mdnotes file doesn't exist, it will be created.

Note: Your Mdnotes file will never be overwritten with the Batch export menu. If you wish to do so, you must use the Create Mdnotes file and confirm you want to overwrite it.

Single-file Exports

Warning! Single-file exports will replace your existing file without asking for confirmation. If you don't want this to happen, you must use multi-file exports.

Single-file menu

The Create full export note menu exports an item's metadata and its Zotero notes as a single file. For that it uses the Mdnotes Default Template, which you should edit by adding your desired metadata placeholders. Zotero notes included in this export will use the Zotero Note Template.

The menus for Export to markdown and Create standalone note behave in the same way as in multi-file exports, and uses their respective templates.

Note: The file created with the Create full export note menu uses the Mdnotes Default Template and the prefix and suffix for Mdnotes file.

Add the created files as linked files to Zotero

If you select the "Attach file links to Zotero", the markdown files will be two clicks away from inside Zotero:

Include markdown files as linked attachments