Take control of getting started with DEVONthink 2
Take control of all your information with DEVONthink and Joe Kissell's advice! With the information-management program DEVONthink 2 , 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 do...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca, NY
TidBITS Publishing
2016
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| Edition: | Third edition |
| Series: | Take control
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Take control of all your information with DEVONthink and Joe Kissell's advice! With the information-management program DEVONthink 2 , 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 Joe's detailed explanation of the many ways you can sync DEVONthink databases to your other Apple devices and his lucid look at the DEVONthink To Go iOS app. You'll learn how to: Get around in the interface 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 Use simple (and sophisticated) techniques for searching Create smart groups that automatically gather newly imported data 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 Get tips for working effectively in 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 include: What is DEVONthink good for, "This book got me around some suboptimal usage patterns that were holding up my profitable use of this excellent software. I'd recommend this book to any level of DEVONthink user." --Scott McGrath After covering essential DEVONthink vocabulary and concepts, Joe helps you start using DEVONthink effectively. and what should be left to other programs? What kinds of data can I import? (Short answer: Nearly everything!) Which of DEVONthink's many views should I use? 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 c.. |
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| Item Description: | "Now covers DEVONthink for Mac, DEVONthink To Go for iOS." |
| Physical Description: | 1 volume illustrations |