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title: Organizing Your Ideas with DEVONthink Series (5 of 6) - Preparing Settings in DEVONthink
description: Settings for DEVONthink to create WikiLInks and aliases
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# [Organizing Your Ideas with DEVONthink Series (5 of 6) - Preparing Settings in DEVONthink](https://www.kouroshdini.com/the-dini-group-ltd-blog/organizing-your-ideas-with-devonthink-series-5-of-6-preparing-settings-in-devonthink)

 Written by [Kourosh](https://www.kouroshdini.com/the-dini-group-ltd-blog/author/kourosh) | Jun 22, 2020 3:00:00 PM

In our last posts, we looked at Devonthink and the idea of building notes. But how can you start? Devonthink is such a vast application that you might find yourself intimidated before you even start.

One place to start is with where I got into it, namely the WikiLink.

To get there,

- Open DEVONthink
- Open Menu > DEVONthink 3 > Preferences… (Command-,)
- Go to the WikiLinks tab:

You’ll see a whole set of options to play around with. Pay particular attention to the top area:

If you:

- Set WikiLinks to “Automatic”
- Choose “Names and Aliases”
- Choose either “All Items” or “Only Documents”

You’ll make connecting your notes a breeze.

For example, let’s say I have a note that I’ve started called “Character”:

Anytime I type the word “Character” from another card, DEVONthink will automatically create a link:

This might seem like a small matter, but when you’ve got a whole set of note cards (I’m pushing 800 at the moment, and I know of others in the forums who are well in the 1,000’s), then having such a neat way to readily connect notes can be super neat.

Sometimes, though, you might want to connect to the same card using different links. For example, I might want to use the words “characters” and “characterization” to also link to the “Character” note.

To do so,

- Go to the “Character” note.
- Open the Generic Inspector (Control-1)
- In the **Alias** section, enter the other terms separated by semi-colons:

Now, anytime I write those words, they’ll link to the same note as well.

 

Interested in learning how to organize your ideas, spark creative inspiration, and find your stuff easily? Check out *Taking Smart Notes with DEVONthink*:

<https://gumroad.com/l/Taking_Smart_Notes_With_DEVONthink>

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