how can i set the document creation date? I want to be explicit in my meaning here - i’m keen to set a date for when the document (e.g. a letter) was created (better if it came from the OCR read of the doc!). This would be different from the file creation date - i.e. when the file was first made on the system.
Is this possible via the interface? If not, can a mod switch this to the request feature forum – because i totally want this feature please please please!
I use this script all the time, but being a script, I didn’t find any easy keyboard short cut to access it.
Using a third party macro program, KeyBoard Maestro, I created this shortcut:
Activate DEVONthink Pro
Click Mouse At (618,9) From The Main Screen’s Top Left Corner
Click Mouse At (819,163) From The Front Window’s Top Left Corner
Select ‘Set date…’ in the menu ‘’ in DEVONthink Pro
There are other ways to achieve this via keyboard I’m sure, but this worked for me. Cmd-shift-D will now bring up the window to change the date on my system.
Just save the scripts in ~/Library/Application Support/DEVONthink 2/Dates for example. Then define a shortcut by renaming the file (e.g. append “___Cmd-Ctrl-D” without quites) or by using the system preferences.
this changes the modification date, which is not useful for me. I want to set a ‘document creation date’ (not a file creation date). If this is not possible, then i’ll edit the file creation date… how do i do that?
Welcome @recipedude
That is a post from 12+ years ago.
There are mechanisms in place for dealing with document dates, etc. including smart rules and batch processing in the Tools menu.