Contents

• 1   Introduction
  • 1.1   Importing Is a Snap
  • 1.2   Familiar Mail-like Interface
  • 1.3   Search Everything
  • 1.4   The Library Is Open
  • 1.5   Reliable Data Storage
  • 1.6   Add Tags and Notes
  • 1.7   Speed Up and Simplify Your Other Applications
  • 1.8   Multiple Libraries
  • 1.9   Feature List
• 2   Installing and Updating
  • 2.1   Requirements
  • 2.2   Installing EagleFiler
  • 2.3   Updating From a Previous Version
  • 2.4   Uninstalling EagleFiler
• 3   Using EagleFiler
  • 3.1   Basics
  • 3.2   Library Folders
  • 3.3   Ways to Import
  • 3.4   What Can Be Imported
  • 3.5   Importing Mail
    • 3.5.1   Importing Mail From Apple Mail
    • 3.5.2   Importing Mail From Entourage
    • 3.5.3   Importing Mail From Eudora
    • 3.5.4   Importing Mail From GyazMail
    • 3.5.5   Importing Mail From MailMate
    • 3.5.6   Importing Mail From Mailsmith
    • 3.5.7   Importing Mail From Outlook
    • 3.5.8   Importing Mail From Outspring Mail
    • 3.5.9   Importing Mail From Postbox
    • 3.5.10   Importing Mail From PowerMail
    • 3.5.11   Importing Mail From Thunderbird and Eudora 8
    • 3.5.12   Importing Mail From Webmail/Gmail
  • 3.6   Drag and Drop
  • 3.7   Shortcuts
  • 3.8   Applications That Support Capture
  • 3.9   Writing Capture Scripts
• 4   Browser Windows
  • 4.1   Source List
  • 4.2   Records List
  • 4.3   Record Viewer
  • 4.4   Searching
• 5   Menus
  • 5.1   The EagleFiler Menu
    • 5.1.1   About EagleFiler
    • 5.1.2   Software Update…
    • 5.1.3   Purchase…
    • 5.1.4   Mac App Store
  • 5.2   The File Menu
    • 5.2.1   New Library…
    • 5.2.2   New Record ‣ Rich Text File
    • 5.2.3   New Record ‣ Plain Text File
    • 5.2.4   New Record ‣ From Clipboard
    • 5.2.5   New Record ‣ Open Stationery Folder
    • 5.2.6   New Folder…
    • 5.2.7   New Tag
    • 5.2.8   New Browser Window
    • 5.2.9   New Smart Folder…
    • 5.2.10   Edit Smart Folder…
    • 5.2.11   Open Library…
    • 5.2.12   Close & Lock
    • 5.2.13   Scan for New Files
    • 5.2.14   Import Files…
    • 5.2.15   Import URLs…
    • 5.2.16   Import Bookmarks…
    • 5.2.17   Export…
    • 5.2.18   Backup Metadata
    • 5.2.19   Empty Trash…
    • 5.2.20   Print
  • 5.3   The Edit Menu
    • 5.3.1   Undo/Redo
    • 5.3.2   Copy
    • 5.3.3   Copy Source URL
    • 5.3.4   Copy Record Link
    • 5.3.5   Paste/Paste and Match Style
    • 5.3.6   Find ‣ Library Search…
    • 5.3.7   Find ‣ Find…
    • 5.3.8   Find ‣ Find Next/Previous
    • 5.3.9   Find ‣ Use Selection for Find
    • 5.3.10   Spelling and Grammar
    • 5.3.11   Substitutions
    • 5.3.12   Transformations
  • 5.4   The View Menu
    • 5.4.1   Message ‣ Raw Source
    • 5.4.2   Message ‣ Plain Text
    • 5.4.3   PDF ‣ Next/Previous Page
    • 5.4.4   Show ‣ Source List
    • 5.4.5   Show ‣ Record Viewer
    • 5.4.6   Show ‣ Deleted Messages
    • 5.4.7   Show ‣ Messages in Records Source
    • 5.4.8   Show ‣ Messages in Tag Sources
    • 5.4.9   Allow Editing in Record Viewer
    • 5.4.10   Open in New Window
    • 5.4.11   Enter Full Screen
  • 5.5   The Go Menu
    • 5.5.1   Enclosing Record
    • 5.5.2   Contents of Record
    • 5.5.3   Previous/Next Record
  • 5.6   The Record Menu
    • 5.6.1   Mark as Unread/Read
    • 5.6.2   Mark as Flagged/Unflagged
    • 5.6.3   Tag
    • 5.6.4   Edit Notes
    • 5.6.5   Set Label
    • 5.6.6   Move To
    • 5.6.7   Batch Change…
    • 5.6.8   Convert for Editing
    • 5.6.9   Verify
    • 5.6.10   Update Checksum
    • 5.6.11   Merge Mailboxes/Message Files
    • 5.6.12   Reply to Message
    • 5.6.13   Open With External Viewer
    • 5.6.14   Open With
    • 5.6.15   Open Source URL
    • 5.6.16   Open in Delicious
    • 5.6.17   Quick Look
    • 5.6.18   Slideshow
    • 5.6.19   Reveal in Finder
  • 5.7   The Format Menu
  • 5.8   The Window Menu
    • 5.8.1   Show Info
    • 5.8.2   Show Tags
    • 5.8.3   Show Tag Cloud
    • 5.8.4   Activity
    • 5.8.5   Drop Pad
    • 5.8.6   Errors
  • 5.9   The Help Menu
  • 5.10   The Dock Menu
• 6   Preferences
  • 6.1   Capture key
  • 6.2   Capture with options
  • 6.3   Quick entry
  • 6.4   Web page format
  • 6.5   Spotlight comments
  • 6.6   Fonts
  • 6.7   Search highlight color
  • 6.8   Quoted Text Colors
  • 6.9   Remember open libraries between launches
  • 6.10   Copy tags to Spotlight comments
  • 6.11   Allow duplicate files in library
  • 6.12   Esoteric Preferences
• 7   Frequently Asked Questions
  • 7.1   Why doesn’t my serial number work?
  • 7.2   How can I move messages between mailboxes?
  • 7.3   How can I access my library from multiple Macs?
  • 7.4   How can I put my library on my iPhone?
  • 7.5   How can I encrypt my files?
  • 7.6   How can I run AppleScripts from EagleFiler’s script menu?
  • 7.7   How can I run optical character recognition (OCR) on my PDFs?
  • 7.8   How can I copy my tags to another library?
  • 7.9   How can I speed up EagleFiler?
  • 7.10   Why does EagleFiler import the wrong Web page when I press the capture key?
  • 7.11   What information should I include when I report a problem?
    • 7.11.1   Sending in an Error Report
    • 7.11.2   Sending in Screenshots
    • 7.11.3   Sending in a “Sample” Report
• 8   Legal Stuff
• 9   Version History