# Workflow for working with PDFs

**URL:** <https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/workflow-for-working-with-pdfs/103>\
**Category:** Guides\
**Created:** [May 10, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/workflow-for-working-with-pdfs/103 "2020-05-10T19:15:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![cobblepot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dec6dc/32.png) [@cobblepot](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/cobblepot)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/workflow-for-working-with-pdfs/103/21 "2020-06-06T04:27:48Z")

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> [@bepolymathe](#):
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> But it’s difficult to access from emacs no ?

Yes, if you want an emacs-only solution, Zotfile is not the right solution. I was recommending it to someone who is already using Zotero and seemed hesitant to jump into org-noter.

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**Author:** ![bruce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@bruce](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/bruce)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/workflow-for-working-with-pdfs/103/22 "2020-06-06T14:41:16Z")

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> [@bepolymathe](#):
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> But it’s difficult to access from emacs no ?

There’s no need, I think. You set up zotfile to move zotero downloads where you want them, automatically.

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**Author:** ![nkcweikai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4bbf92/32.png) [@nkcweikai](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/nkcweikai)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 7:10am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/workflow-for-working-with-pdfs/103/23 "2020-06-11T07:10:26Z")

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I am using biblatex so the citing style is not an issue. I am using Zotero just because of the Zotero Connector that extracts bib information from the webpage.

I guess one can do the same using `helm-bibtex` or `org-ref` but do not know how it works. Does anyone have experience with that?

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**Author:** ![zaeph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/zaeph/32/764_2.png) [@zaeph](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/zaeph)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 7:28am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/workflow-for-working-with-pdfs/103/24 "2020-06-11T07:28:14Z")

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Just run `helm-bibtex` and press `M-o` to go to the other source with `Actions`. You’ll find all the options for grabbing BibTeX info and PDFs. In `ivy-bibtex`, I can’t remember how this is achieved, but there must be a similar way.

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**Author:** ![nkcweikai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4bbf92/32.png) [@nkcweikai](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/nkcweikai)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 7:39am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/workflow-for-working-with-pdfs/103/25 "2020-06-11T07:39:56Z")

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Got it. Thank you so much!

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**Author:** ![EvanMath](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/evanmath/32/716_2.png) [@EvanMath](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/EvanMath)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/workflow-for-working-with-pdfs/103/26 "2021-04-09T19:20:36Z")

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Hello,  
Thank you for this, really cool and helpful!  
I would like to ask, do these settings are the same for emacs too?

Regards

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