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- Getting Started
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- Building Databases
- Importing Files/Folders
- Groups & Smart Groups
- Metadata
- Searching
- Tagging Documents
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- Analyzing Textual ContentsToggle Dropdown
- Backing Up/Restoring Databases
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Acknowledgment
This Guide is based on our graduate assistant Austin Dancer's work during the Spring and Summer of 2023.
Contact us with any questions or comments.
Top Menu Options
The DEVONthink 3 menu contains options for installing DT updates, Add-Ons, emptying trash/cache, viewing licenses, accessing App services, and quitting the application.
Most File menu options are related to opening main databases, importing documents, indexing external documents, changing database properties, and troubleshooting issues with a database.
Besides undoing and redoing edits, the Edit menu options are useful for manipulating text inside of a document or for starting dictation and adding emojis.
The Data menu contains options for creating new files, locating files, moving files, and visually marking files inside of DT3.
The Format menu provides options for dealing with text styles and formatting as well as the creation of tables, links, and other associated specialized formats.
The Tools menu options are useful for finding/changing documents and PDFs, adding watermarks, creating spreadsheets, and more complex data changes. Also options are available for combining/splitting PDFs and applying Smart Rules within a document.
The VIEW menu options provide ways to change the default view in DT3. You can also set different view options per file type that you view.
The Go menu provides easy ways to navigate documents within your DT database without having to find them manually. Larger databases can be made easier to navigate by utilizing the To functions.