DEVONthink Quick Start

This book helps you find your way around DEVONthink and use its most important features effectively. Each chapter builds on the one before it, so I recommend reading the book sequentially. If you choose to jump around, please read at least the first two chapters—Understand DEVONthink Basics and Explore DEVONthink’s Interface—which will help you understand the rest of the material.

Get your bearings:

• If you’ve already spent time with the second edition of this ebook, read Quicker Start for Second Edition Readers, ahead shortly.
• Acquaint yourself with DEVONthink’s unique conventions and terminology; see Understand DEVONthink Basics.
• Learn your way around and find essential features; see Explore DEVONthink’s Interface.
• Create one or more containers to hold your personal data; see Set Up DEVONthink Databases.

Put DEVONthink to work:

• Create new documents or import data from a variety of sources; see Get Information into DEVONthink.
• Group, label, and tag data; see Organize Your Information.
• Use simple or advanced techniques to locate data you’ve previously stored in DEVONthink; see Find Your Information.
• Edit data in DEVONthink or an external editor, and use OCR with scanned documents; see Work with Your Information.
• Store and manage your DEVONthink data on any iOS device; see Use DEVONthink To Go.

Share and sync your DEVONthink data:

• If you want to share data with other people, consider your options in the sidebar Choosing a Sharing Strategy.
• Keep multiple copies of DEVONthink in sync; see Sync Your DEVONthink Databases.
• Share data over the Web or export it in numerous formats; see Get Information Out of DEVONthink.

Go beyond the basics:

• Solve problems and learn about some advanced features; see Dig Deeper.
• Find a list of keyboard (and keyboard-plus-mouse) shortcuts; see Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts.
• Find resources for further exploration; see Learn More.