# How to add mail to database

**URL:** <https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-add-mail-to-database/14789>\
**Category:** Tips\
**Created:** [November 1, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-add-mail-to-database/14789 "2012-11-01T03:12:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![wolfie](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/c2a13f/32.png) [@wolfie](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/wolfie)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-add-mail-to-database/14789/1 "2012-11-01T03:12:13Z")

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I am using DEVONThink ProOffice and Mountain Lion and the latest version of Mail.app. I do not have the menu entry Message\>Add message to DEVONThink Pro. How do I copy any email message to my database?

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**Author:** ![john\_maassen](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/85f322/32.png) [@john\_maassen](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/john_maassen)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 3:59am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-add-mail-to-database/14789/2 "2012-11-01T03:59:55Z")

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go into the menu bar click on devonthink and then click on install add ons and follow dialogue box

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**Author:** ![BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/bluefrog/32/135_2.png) [@BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BLUEFROG)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-add-mail-to-database/14789/3 "2012-11-01T16:21:15Z")

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You can also drag and drop from Mail.app into DEVONthink.

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**Author:** ![system](https://devontech-discourse.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/original/2X/4/4e6ff70c96be2eb307a274d890bba8d71ba671b3.png) [@system](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 11:17am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-add-mail-to-database/14789/4 "2022-01-21T11:17:09Z")

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