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Attachments
An attachment is a file (a photo, a PDF, a spreadsheet) that lives inside your outline. Attachments are embedded into a file bundle. They travel with your document.
To add an attachment
- Drag a file from the Finder and drop it into your outline.
Bike copies the attachment file into your outline's file bundle, and inserts a reference to it in your outline.
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Hold down the Control key while dropping a file to create a URL link instead of embedding the attachment. In this linked case Bike won't be able to show a preview of the file because of Sandboxing restrictions.
To preview or open an attachment
- Select the attachment and press Space to show a Quick Look preview.
- Press Return to open the attachment in its default app.
How attachments are displayed
By default an attachment shows as a simple icon plus its filename. Use the context menu to change the attachments display mode, to show a larger preview image.
How attachments are stored
The first time you add an attachment, Bike converts your outline's storage from a plain text file into a file bundle. That bundle holds the original outline file together with your attachments.
This all happens automatically, and the bundle still behaves like a single document in the Finder. Your outline is still plain text, and the attachments are just ordinary files in the bundle.