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Use the General tab to set the general settings for the user interface. General Stricter recognition of duplicates: Check to have DEVONthink mark files as duplicates consider the file type and size, as well as the content, when determining duplicate files. Enable reminder alarms: Enables or disables using DEVONthink Reminders. This can be set on a per-machine basis. Interface These options control the behavior of the interface, e.g., when double-clicking documents. Double-click opens groups in a new window: This option allows you to open a new window when you double-click a group. If unchecked, the group will be selected and its contents will be replace the file list being currently viewed. Double-click opens documents externally: Check this if you'd like documents to open in an external application when double-clicked. DEVONthink uses the application set as the default application for the file type in the operating system, e.g., TextEdit for RTF documents. If unchecked, any document that can be edited in DEVONthink will be opened in its own window. Keep groups on top when sorting: Always display groups at the top of the item list, independent of the sort method, e.g., by Name, by Date Added, etc. Retain view: When the above option, Double-click opens groups in a new window, is unchecked, the actual view settings are maintained when you navigate the group structure instead of the group's individual settings being applied. Enable tabbed browsing: When checked, click with ⌘ Command pressed a link in web, PDF or text views to open it in a new tab. When unchecked or the ⌘ modifier key isn't pressed, documents are opened in the same view, in the default application or in new windows. Check Always show tab bar if you'd like to view the document title in a tab bar when only one document is open. Sidebar Automatically expand & collapse: Check this to automatically show the sidebar when revealing an item or opening a group in a new window. Unify inboxes: Display the inboxes of open databases only in the Globals section of the Navigate sidebar. When disabled, the inbox will be displayed in the item list for the current database. Unify tags: Display the Tags group of open databases only in the Globals section of the Navigate sidebar. When disabled, the Tags group will be displayed in the item list for the current database Keyboard Navigation: Enables keyboard navigation with typing selection, and arrow key hoisting of groups in the Navigate sidebar. Alerts Click Reset to make DEVONthink show alerts again that you previously dismissed with "Don't show again" checked. Check for Updates Change the settings in this tab to define when you want DEVONthink to check for new versions: never, on startup, daily, weekly, or monthly. DEVONthink only performs checks for updates when the computer is connected to the Internet. Click Check Now to immediately check for a new version. Appearance These options define some parts of the visual appearance. Alternating row colors in views: Check to color every second row in item lists differently. Display number of items inside groups: Check to show the number of documents in groups. In the sidebar, the total number of items in the group is shown. News feeds will show the number of unread items. In the item list, this shows the number of unread and read documents contained in a group. For example, "2/10" shows there are two unread documents out of ten total documents. Highlight Internet links in views: Check to show bookmarks in the file list and links in documents marked in blue and underlined. Mark duplicates and replicants in color: Check to highlight duplicates marked in blue and replicants marked in red in most views. When unchecked duplicates and replicants display an special icon to the right of a document's name. Show filename extensions: Check this if you prefer to see the file type's extension at the end of filenames. Labels Choose how you would like labels to be shown in lists. Classic: Tints the group/document icon (like on Mac OS 9). Modern: Puts the group/document name in a colored bubble (like on older versions of OS X). Dots: Shows a colored dot in the list (like on macOS). Fonts Use Sidebar Text Size to set the font size DEVONthink uses in the sidebars. Use View Text Size to set the font size used in the item list and the contents of sheets in table view.