After covering essential DEVONthink vocabulary and concepts, Joe helps you start using DEVONthink effectively. 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 applications
• Input 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
• Edit data in DEVONthink (or externally)
• Export data out of DEVONthink
• Back up and maintain healthy databases

Questions answered in the book include:

• What is DEVONthink good for, 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 data from different sources, where does it end up, and why?
• Is it better to sort imported data right away, or leave it 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?
• Are there Automator or AppleScript options for DEVONthink? (Hint: Yes!)