Getting Started

Once you have installed Doctor Drafts, you are ready to start using it, but where to start? This section on basic use covers a lot of the built in use-cases for what you can use Doctor Drafts for. There’s quite a bit it can do out-of-the-box, but it is very easy to use, and you’ll get the hang of it in no time.

Doctor Drafts Cheat Sheet

By default, Doctor drafts only uses keywords for user triggering of the basic workflow actions. The table below lists out the available keywords along with links to the pages that provide further detail about that particular functionality.

Keyword	Function	More Information
`drnew`	Create a new draft in the background	Creating Drafts
`dropennew`	Create a new draft and open it in the foreground	Creating Drafts
`drfind`	Search for drafts containing some text and select one to open	Searching Drafts
`drtitle`	Search for drafts with a title containing some text and select one to open	Searching Drafts
`drsearch`	Open a populated search in Drafts	Searching Drafts
`drqsearch`	Open a populated quick search in Drafts	Searching Drafts
`dractionsearch`	Open a populated action search in Drafts	Searching Drafts
`drcopy`	Search for drafts containing some text and select one to copy its content to the clipboard	Copy Drafts Information
`drpaste`	Search for drafts containing some text and select one to paste its content at the current cursor position	Copy Drafts Information
`drurl`	Search for drafts containing some text and select one to copy a URL to open it to the clipboard	Copy Drafts Information
`drredir`	Search for drafts containing some text and select one to copy a redirect URL to open it to the clipboard	Copy Drafts Information
`drapp`	Enter some text to append to a draft, and then select the draft to append to by searching for ones containing some text and selecting the one you want	Insert into Existing Draft
`drpre`	Enter some text to prepend to a draft, and then select the draft to prepend to by searching for ones containing some text and selecting the one you want	Insert into Existing Draft
`drdict`	Open drafts and run dictation to start capturing content for a new draft	Dictate to New Draft
`drws`	Open a workspace by name	Open Workspace
`drdoc`	Find a page in the Drafts documentation, open it, copy its URL, or copy its Markdown link	Online and Local Information
`drdir`	Find a page in the Drafts directory, open it, copy its URL, or copy its Markdown link	Online and Local Information
`drfor`	Find a page in the Drafts forum, open it, copy its URL, or copy its Markdown link	Online and Local Information
`drscr`	Find a page in the Drafts scripting documentation, open it, copy its URL, or copy its Markdown link	Online and Local Information
`drtad`	Find a page in the ThoughtAsylum Drafts Library documentation, open it, copy its URL, or copy its Markdown link	Online and Local Information
`drsfor`	Search the official Drafts forum	Online and Local Information
`drqref`	Select a quick reference information file to view	Online and Local Information
`drqrlnk`	View the Drafts links quick reference information	Online and Local Information
`drqrsr`	View the Drafts search quick reference information	Online and Local Information
`drqrdt`	View the Drafts date time formatting (strftime) quick reference information	Online and Local Information
`drtt`	View the Drafts template tags quick reference information	Online and Local Information
`drhelp`	Open the Doctor Drafts web site in the default browser	Online and Local Information
`drinfo`	Select from a list of online sources for Drafts to search in	Online and Local Information
`drdiag`	Run a self diagnostic report	Online and Local Information
`drstor`	Run a Drafts storage utilisation report	Online and Local Information
`drfeedback`	Open an e-mail populated for feedback on the Drafts app	App Feedback
`drbeta`	[DEPRECATED] Now directs the user to the Drafts beta programme page.	Update the Beta App
`drmail`	Open an e-mail populated for feedback on the Drafts beta	Beta App Feedback
`drnoise`	Toggle the Doctor Drafts setting for using an audible notification on action completion	Changing Workflow Settings
`drnotify`	Toggle the Doctor Drafts setting for using a visual notification on action completion	Changing Workflow Settings
`drwfu`	Check for a new version of Doctor Drafts workflow	Changing Workflow Settings
`dr`	Select from a list of built-in Doctor Drafts actions to trigger	Master list

The Tip of the Iceberg

Once you have mastered the basics, do take a look through the Extended Use section starting with Beyond the Basics. Doctor Drafts is built in such a way that you can extend the functionality and tailor it to your own needs without much effort, and without any modification to the Doctor Drafts workflow.

Want to build your own daily logger? - no problem, Doctor Drafts can do all the heavy lifting for you.
Want to build a quick access scratch pad in drafts? - Paging Doctor Drafts for a consult.
Want to assign a hot key or your own keyword to something? - Doctor Drafts has got you covered.
Want to run a Drafts action when you add an item to a running list draft? - Doctor Drafts to the rescue.
Want to have a draft automatically populated with your greatest ideas? - Doctor Drafts can probably help, but there are limits 😉