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Print, export, and publish

On Syllabus, the printer icon in the header opens a format menu (PDF, Word, Markdown, HTML, or publish online). On Gallery, the globe icon publishes online only. You can also right-click a collection → Share via URL. Collection descriptions (Syllabus note blurb, or Gallery’s Add a description… on the Personal Reading Order note) appear at the top of the exported or published page.

Save locally

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Save as PDF, Word, Markdown, or HTML — including a bibliography if that option is on in Syllabus Settings / Preferences (syllabus exports).

Use this for handouts, VLE uploads, or offline copies.

Publish online

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Publish online creates a public URL on Cloudflare-hosted storage. You may be asked to authorize with your Zotero account. Each collection has one public link; republishing replaces that page.

A short wizard walks through:

  1. Format — Syllabus (class-structured) or personal reading list (Gallery), when both apply. Defaults to the view you opened share from.
  2. View options — under Default view options: layout (including Cover), sort, grouping, density, and related settings. Syllabus shares can use Cover, Card, Preview, or Annotations layouts as well as a reading list. Defaults match your current view; change them for the public page only. Card layout matches the in-app cards: each density shows title + author · year on one line; Standard / Expanded also show a citation line below (and Expanded uses cover art). Optional reading instructions and PDF / EPUB / URL icons sit on the card when available. Preview uses a vertical cover + blurb list (items without an abstract appear as covers, like Annotations’ empty items). Cover keeps the gallery tile grid. Under Published data: optionally include attachments (on by default) and include annotations. A bibliography is always included at the bottom of the public page. Recipients can still adjust layout and sort from a ⋯ menu next to citation Downloads (your library is unchanged). When grouping by tags, Include automatic tags is available and defaults off.

After publish, a banner shows the public link with Sync changes (re-uploads using your last wizard choices when you are still in the same format — Syllabus or reading list — as last published; otherwise the wizard opens again) and Unpublish.

The operator must deploy the Worker in the repo’s cloud/ folder (see cloud/README.md on GitHub).

Share an item via URL

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From an item’s context menu or the item pane Share online section, Share via URL publishes that item’s bibliographic details and attached files to a public link (same Cloudflare storage as collection publish). The cover uses the same book / document treatments as Gallery and published collections. Pages include citation metadata so the Zotero Connector can save the item.

When you share or Sync changes, a checkbox lets you Include annotations. If you do, the public page shows highlights and notes in Annotation Feed style — ordered by location in the document, with Copy and Copy all (using your Annotation Feed copy preferences at publish time).

What is excluded

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These stay private and are never included on print or publish: