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The See Also & Classify drawer appears when you select exactly one document in a main window and then click the AI button (a small sorcerer's hat) in the navigation bar at the top of the view/edit pane. This button is only available in views that have a view/edit pane.

It is also shown when you use the contextual menu on selected text to show similar documents, e.g. See [word]' or See related text, or when you select a topic from the topics pop-up menu in the document's navigation bar.

To close the drawer, click the red close button.

When activated, DEVONthink Personal analyzes the contents of the selected document and compares it to all the data stored in the database. From this 'knowledge', it gives you one or both of the following lists.


Classify

The Classify function helps you file documents by making suggesions based on where you have filed other documents. The classify list shows into which groups the selected document would fit best. It also lists the location of the group and a graphical score that shows how sure DEVONthink Personal is about its decision. The tooltip for any entry in the list shows the full title and location for it. This part is only visible when the sorcerer's hat button is used.

To move the document to one of the suggested groups, select the group and click Move To. Alternatively double-click the group. For your convenience, DEVONthink Personal preselects one or multiple groups if it very sure. Drag the group into any item list to move it, e.g. into a main window. Use the Shift and Command keys to select more than one target. This generates replicants.

Note: Any replicants of the document you are moving are deleted. The document is only placed in the new locations which allows you to precisely classify the document again without having to manually clean up the old replicants.


See Also

See Also lists similar documents and so help you find information dealing very likely with the same subject than a given one. The see-also list shows documents that are similar to the selected one or to the selected text or topic (when you have used the contextual menu items or the document's topics pop-up menu). Similar to the classify list, this list shows the path to the document and a graphical score of how sure DEVONthink Personal is about its decision. The tooltip for any entry in the list shows the full title and location for it.

To display a document in the drawer, select it. For your convenience, DEVONthink Personal always lists the original document at the top of the list, so that you can easily go back to the original document. Double-click a document in the drawer to open it in a separate window; drag it into an item list to move it.


Contextual Menu

Use the contextual menu on groups in the See Also & Classify drawer for more commands.

  • Open: Opens the selected item in a separate main window.
  • Open in Tabs: Opens the selected item in a new tab.
  • Open With: Opens the selected item in an external application.
  • Launch URL: Opens the URL in the selected item's URL field.
  • Copy URL: Copies the Internet location stored in the URL field of the selected item to the clipboard.
  • Reveal: Shows and selects the selected item.
  • Show in Finder: Shows the selected item in the Finder.
  • Move To: Moves the selected item to the group you select from the sub-menu.
  • Replicate To: Replicates the selected item to the group you select from the sub-menu.
  • Duplicate To: Duplicates the selected item to the group you select from the sub-menu.
  • Label: Changes the label of the selected item.
  • Mark: Changes the check, lock, and read status of the selected item.
  • Move All Instances To Trash: Moves all instances of the selected item to the trash, including all replicants (if any).
  • Group: Creates a new group containing the selected item(s).

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