As you can see below, a sub-folders of zz-Inputs is an “Abstracts Inbox.” When I set up this folder in DTP, I made sure the folder WAS NOT excluded from tagging (this is done by option-clicking on the folder and making sure “exclude from tagging is UNCHECKED).When it’s time to transfer abstracts from Bookends, I first click to select the Abstracts Inbox folder in DTP.I then open up Bookends and sort the fields by the “Added” Column.
In DTP, I’ve organized these folders into a “zz-Inputs Folder”. Once imported into DTP, these abstracts can be parsed using smart folders (enduring searches) that make your literature library a dynamic resource for writing.I have a single DTP database that has indexed the various folders critical in my writing process (e.g. I’ve made heavy use of a particular built-in Devonthink Template that automates the migration of abstracts from Bookends to DTP (with a link back to Bookends). Although Tinderbox is great for visually organizing your notes, it can’t compare to the search capabilities of DevonThink Pro.Since switching to Bookends, I’ve found myself spending less time in Tinderbox and even more time in Devonthink. My old workflow required Keyboard Maestro to extract abstract information to Tinderbox. I wrote about Sense-making of the Academic Literature back when I was using Papers. There, I open the file with Adobe Acrobat (any app able to add headers and split documents will work).
#DISABLE AUTOMATIC SAVING IN DEVONTHINK PRO PDF#
I then move the extracted markdown files to the HighlightsX sub-folder.Within Bookends, I export the annotated pdf to my desktop. Within the moved folder I make two new sub-folders: 1. I move the folder from the DTP Inbox to my Desktop. By default, Highlights.app saves my extracted highlights files to the DTP Inbox. Here is what I’ve been doing.Īfter highlighting a manuscript in Highlights.app, I extract my highlights (along with color tags) to Devonthink Pro using the built in export function. Instead, I’ve been experimenting with an alternative that is much quicker (as suggested by Andrew in the comments of the entry)-saving the entire manuscript as single-page PDF documents.
#DISABLE AUTOMATIC SAVING IN DEVONTHINK PRO FULL#
Although I’ve continued my extraction of highlights, the extraction of full text (by highlighting the entire document) proved much too time consuming. In Reading, Extracting And Storing Scholarly Information To Supercharge The Writing Process, I wrote about how I extracted both highlights and full-text of entire manuscripts in order to give me granular access to information.
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