How to create documents of custom types in Devonthink

gtder · June 10, 2011, 5:53am

Hi there,

I like to use omni-outliner to do note-taking, and then store those notes in Devonthink. However, right now I’d need to create the OmniOutliner note first, then import that into DT, which is a tedious pain.

Wonder if anyone has figured out a way to create Omnioutliner notes from within DT directly.

Thanks in advance,

cgrunenberg · June 10, 2011, 9:15am

Just import an empty OmniOutliner document and create a template via File > Export > As Template. Afterwards a new template is available in Data > New From Template > …

gtder · June 12, 2011, 1:25am

You. Rock.
Works like a charm!

Thanks,

martha0z · August 13, 2011, 5:33pm

I’m also looking for a way to use DevonThink or DevonNote for outlining. I just tried your suggestion and it works, but when I use it via New from template, I can’t do anything with it.

Or does this require DevonThink Pro?

Bill_DeVille · August 13, 2011, 6:29pm

Control-click on the OmniOutliner document resulting from your Data > New > with Template choice and choose the contextual menu option Open With > OmniOutliner.

When you have finished editing the OmniOutiner document, choose File > Save and the changes will be saved into your database.

martha0z · August 16, 2011, 11:38am

OK, now I get it. I misunderstood how it was supposed to work. Thanks