Shortcut or Menu Item to quickly add a tag

[rufus123]

DevonThink 3.7.2
Catalina latest release.

I am looking for a way to quickly add tags. I prefer to avoid multiple clicks in the inspector info window.

1- The menu shortcut Edit → Tags… does nothing (nothing happens)

2- I looked at the Help, I can’t find Item > Add Tags in the Menu

• Select the items to be tagged in the list*
• Choose Item > Add Tags from the menu*
• Choose a tag from the list, or start typing the name of the tag and press Return to change the text into a tag*
• Repeat for any other tags*
  *Press Return again to apply the tags

3- the following is not useful (for images)

thank you very much !

[BLUEFROG]

1. Edit > Tags puts the cursor in the Tags bar under the view/edit pane or the Tags field of the Info inspector.

2. Item > Add Tags. Where are you getting this? There is no Item menu.

3. Data > Tags > Add Tags to Images uses machine learning technology to attempt to identify items in an image. It will add tags if something can be identified.
   

   
   
   
   

Bear in mind, this is a machine we’re dealing with so you get its best guesses. Sus scrofa (a wild boar) wouldn’t apply to this little cutie but the machine guessed it may relate.

[hramakr]

Selecting an item and pressing CTRL+ENTER takes you to the Tags bar below the view/edit pane. There you can start typing the tag name and select from list, etc. Press Return to change the text to a tag.

Am not sure if you were asking specifically something to do with images. This is a general shortcut I use all the time.

[rufus123]

thank you and very sorry for the delay.
Item → Add Tags was something I found in help but it was at the bottom and concerned another app. I am an idiot !!

[rufus123]

Many apologies for the delay. I somehow missed the fact there were replies.
I am sorry but I can’t figure out where you are. I type Ctrl-Enter and nothing happens.
If it is not asking too much, could you post a snapshot of takes you to the Tags bar below the view/edit pane. I am unable to reproduce this.
thanks very much

[hramakr]

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[rufus123]

Now I understand ! Very useful. Thank you so much !!

[rufus123]

and thank you for taking time from your busy schedule to create an annotated ScreenShot

[hramakr]

You’re welcome !

[TonyLim]

My recent updates to version 3.9.8 seems to remove this CTRL+ENTER to get to the Tags bar below the view/edit pane. Is this just me? Or do you face the same issue?

[hramakr]

I am on macOS Sequoia (v15.1). CTRL+ENTER brings up the right-click context menu.

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Try CTRL+OPTION+ENTER.

If you are in Preview mode (CMD+5), then the shortcut will open the info popup with the cursor in the Tags field.

If you are in Standard mode (CMD+6) or Widescreen mode (CMD+7), then the shortcut will get you to usual tag bar below the document.

[TonyLim]

Thanks for your prompt reply. I am on macOS Sequoia (v15.1) too. Yes, CTRL+ENTER brings up the right-click context menu. So, this is due to macOS Sequoia (v15.1), not due to DevonTHINK v3.9.8?

CTRL+OPTION+ENTER does not work for me as I have Rectangle. CTRL+OPTION+ENTER will Maximise the current window.

I missed the shortcut (CTRL+ENTER) to get to the tag bar below the document. Any way to customised shortcut to get to the tag bar below the document?

[cgrunenberg]

@TonyLim

So, this is due to macOS Sequoia (v15.1), not due to DevonTHINK v3.9.8?

Both. The shortcut of Edit > Tags… is a different one on Sequoia now to avoid a conflict with the shortcut to open contextual menus.

[TonyLim]

Ok, I will customise another shortcut (CTRL+OPTION+CMD+ENTER) for Edit > Tags…