The Mac has always been an environment with rich drag-and-drop support. DEVONthink is a well-behaved citizen in this regard. In fact, on a Mac your first instinct should be trying a drag and drop. Here are a few useful scenarios to consider:
In
The easiest way to add data to DEVONthink, other than creating the documents directly inside the application, is to drag files or selected data, e.g., text, images, etc., into a DEVONthink window.
Drag files from the Finder into a database. Holding certain command keys will allow you to copy, move, or index them. Read more…
Drag files from the Finder to DEVONthink's dock icon. Files will be sent to DEVONthink's default destination.
With applications supporting drag-and-drop, you can drag data between them and DEVONthink. For example, you can drag messages from Apple Mail into your database or DEVONthink's dock icon.
Inside DEVONthink, you may be able to drag content from a file into the database. If you have an email message with an attachment imported into your database, you can drag the attachment out as a separate file.
With some file types it's possible to select text and drag it out to create a new file. DEVONthink will attempt to create the most appropriate file type.
Out
DEVONthink isn't just a receiver; it also allows drag-and-drop of its files too.
For email applications lacking good automation support, drag a document onto its dock icon or into a draft email to attach it.
Drag documents or groups to the Finder as a quick export option. When you do this, DEVONthink may export Finder tags on those documents, if enabled.
If you need to upload a document to a website, drag the document directly from your database just as you would in the Finder. If you need to upload a group of files, you'd need to drag the group to the Finder first, likely compress it, then upload to the site.
Inside
And obviously DEVONthink allows dragging database items inside itself for reorganization.
Dragging:Moves items, by default.
Option-Dragging:Duplicates items to the dropped location.
Option-Command-Dragging:Replicates items to the dropped location. Note you cannot replicate a file to the same location as the dragged file.
