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The Info panel, just like its counterpart in the Finder, displays additional information about a selected document or group, from icon and name to comments and other meta data. Open the Info panel using the i icon from the window toolbar or by selecting Tools > Show Info. The contents of the Info panel corresponds to the currently selected object, so you can leave it open all the time and it will always display the correct information for the selected document or group.
Icon and Name: Just like in the Finder, the top part of the panel displays the icon and the name of the selected object. To change the icon of the document, select it and paste any image you want over it. To change the name of the document, use the Name field below. Locked: The Locked checkbox indicates if the object is write-protected. Check the checkbox to protect the document or group from being accidently modified. Locked documents or groups show a little padlock after their name.
Name: Use this field to change the name of the object. Aliases: Enter one or more words here, separated by semicolons, as alternative targets for Wiki-style links. Generally, Wiki links refer to the name of contents and aliases make this system even more flexible. Path: This field contains the path to the file holding the document's data. It is non-editable. You can click the @ button to open the references file using the Finder. In general this is equal to using Data > Open With and choosing the default application. URL: Smiliar to the Path field, the URL field is used to link the document to an Internet address or just anything else that can be reached by a URL. This field is used primarily by bookmarks, but you can also use it to connect a document to a web page. To visit the web page click the @ button next to this field or select the document and use the contextual menu command Launch URL.
Size: Shows the size of the item. For groups and news feeds this field shows the size of all contained items. Kind: Shows of what kind the selected document is (for example text, RTF, etc.) Added: Shows the date when the object was actually added to the database. Created, Modified: Shows the dates when the object was created and when it was modified the last time.
This section lists meta data that has been stored together with the item. What information is shown depends on the file type as well as the individual document.
Exclude from ...: These checkboxes allow you to exclude this item from being used in classification, see also, search, or tagging. Use this to exclude, e.g., temporary groups from classification to increase the accuracy of the built-in artificial intelligence. Label: Shows the label that this item has been assigned and lets you change it. Tags: Shows the tags that this item has been assigned. You can also edit tags here. [Read more...] Location: Shows the location of this item inside the database. Instances: Shows how many replicants of this document or group exist in the database and how many duplicates DEVONthink Personal has identified. Click to show a pop-up menu listing all instances and duplicates and their enclosing groups. Select any item to reveal it. Spotlight Comments: Stores any other information you want to attach to your document or group, similar to the Spotlight comments field in the Finder. Of course, the Comments field is searchable. DEVONthink Personal synchronizes the Spotlight comments in the Finder with this field in the database.
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