[Indyprint]

I use DevonThink Pro, and have tried to drag a file into the file section of an OmniFocus task. But...whenever I do this, I get the file contents instead of the file icon (or reference). How do I correct this?

Thanks!

[Greg Jones]

I usually just link to the document in the DEVONthink database, so there may be a better way... but this will work. From DEVONthink you could reveal the document in the Finder (right-click, Show In Finder), then drag the document from the Finder to the OmniFocus task while holding down the option key.

[Indyprint]

Thanks very much for that. Well...I feared it would be something that would involve a number of steps like that. Pity that it couldn't be solved by just depressing another key w/ some drag and drop feature... Ah well.

NOTE TO OMNIFOCUS: This is a feature that I'm officially requesting for the update!

[eurobubba]

Originally Posted by Indyprint

Thanks very much for that. Well...I feared it would be something that would involve a number of steps like that. Pity that it couldn't be solved by just depressing another key w/ some drag and drop feature... Ah well.

NOTE TO OMNIFOCUS: This is a feature that I'm officially requesting for the update!

In DEVONthink Pro, choose Edit > Copy Item Link, then paste the result into the OF notes field. If you want, you can give the menu item a keyboard shortcut in the Keyboard system preference pane; that way you don't need the mouse at all.

When I tried dragging directly from the DtP window to an OF item, I got the text contents in the OF notes field if the DtP item was text, but I got a file ref if the DtP item was a PDF.

[atreinke]

Originally Posted by eurobubba

In DEVONthink Pro, choose Edit > Copy Item Link, then paste the result into the OF notes field. If you want, you can give the menu item a keyboard shortcut in the Keyboard system preference pane; that way you don't need the mouse at all.

I use this method a lot and really like it. I keep all my reference in DtP and just paste the link into the OF Project or Action note field. The best part of this is that if you have both OF and DtP on your Mac, iPad, and iPhone and keep them sync'd, the links work in all of them.

[watchit]

Does anyone know of other note taking or reference apps that have a similar Copy Link function to link items within the database to specific OF actions/projects?
I'm not crazy about Devon's products.
tia.