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Take Control of DEVONthink 3

Name: Take Control of DEVONthink 3
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ISBN: 9781098123253

Joe Kissell

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Manage all your information with the powerful tools in DEVONthink 3

With the information-management app DEVONthink 3, you no longer have to swim in a sea of web bookmarks, email receipts, RSS feeds, scanned memos, and downloaded bank statements. DEVONthink stores your digital documents and clippings, helps you scan and store paper documents, and serves as home base for organizing and viewing all your information. But mastering all that power can take effort, and this book--created in partnership with DEVONtechnologies--has the real-world advice you need to understand how DEVONthink can bring order to your information.

You'll also learn how to extend your DEVONthink experience beyond your main Mac with detailed coverage of the many ways you can sync DEVONthink databases to other Macs and to iOS devices using the DEVONthink To Go iOS app.

After covering essential DEVONthink vocabulary and concepts, including the completely reworked user interface of DEVONthink 3, Joe helps you start using DEVONthink effectively. You'll learn how

Decide how many databases you need and set them up
Determine whether to input or index data
Configure where incoming data will go
Import data from many different apps
Import data from a scanner, including OCR options
Use grouping and tagging to organize data
Add and work with DEVONthink 3's expanded metadata capabilities
Use simple (and sophisticated) techniques for searching
Create smart groups that automatically gather newly imported data
Use smart rules and AppleScript to automate countless activities within DEVONthink
Create documents in plain text, HTML, Markdown, and more
Edit documents in DEVONthink (or externally)
Find the best way to sync DEVONthink data with other devices
Work with reminders, smart templates, and other sophisticated tools
Convert documents between formats
Effectively use the DEVONthink To Go iOS app
Share DEVONthink documents with other people
Export documents from DEVONthink
Back up and maintain healthy databases

Questions answered in the book

What is DEVONthink good for, and what should be left to other apps?
What kinds of data can I import? (Short Nearly everything!)
How can I display my data in a way that works well for me?
When I import documents from different sources, where do they end up, and why?
Is it better to sort imported documents right away, or leave them for later?
Should I group my data, tag it, or both?
What are duplicates and replicants, and how can I tell them apart?
Which types of data can be created or edited within DEVONthink?
How do I make my DEVONthink database accessible via the web using DEVONthink Server?
How do I move documents out of DEVONthink using the Share feature?
How do I use DEVONthink To Go on my iOS device?

Plus, we now plan to update this free book approximately four times per year for the foreseeable future to cover ongoing changes in DEVONthink and add new tips and advice!

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302 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 9, 2019

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About the author

Joe Kissell

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Joe Kissell is the author of more than 60 books and hundreds of articles on technology topics. In 2017, he also became the publisher of Take Control Books, when alt concepts—the company he runs along with his wife, Morgen Jahnke—acquired the Take Control imprint from TidBITS Publishing Inc. He was the winner of a 2009 Neal award for Best How-to Article, and formerly wrote for publications such as Macworld, TidBITS, and Wirecutter. Before he began writing full-time in 2003, Joe managed software development for Nisus Software and Kensington Technology Group. In his hypothetical spare time, Joe likes to walk, cook, read, and practice tai chi. He lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, with Morgen and their sons.

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