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@@ -4,70 +4,60 @@ Code for various AppleScripts I've written or modified for DEVONthink Pro 3
 
 ## 🔗 Bates Source Link - Citation Generator
 
-Creates formatted citations from DEVONthink documents, with smart Bates number support.
+Creates Markdown-formatted citations from DEVONthink documents, with deeplinks and Bates number support. Perfect for reviewing administrative records in DEVONthink.
 
 ## Usage
 
 1. Open document in DEVONthink
 2. Select text to quote
 3. Run script
-4. Paste formatted citation
+4. Paste formatted citation into a Markdown editor
-
-## Output Examples
-
-Bates-numbered documents:
-```markdown
-"The environmental impact study shows..." [FWS 4326](x-devonthink-item://...)
-```
-
-Regular documents:
-```markdown
-"The data indicates..." [Report Title at 5](x-devonthink-item://...)
-```
 
 ## Features
 
 - Copies selected text to clipboard
-- Calculates Bates number using if filename has Bates start or range in it
+- Calculates and generates a Bates cite using if filename is compatible (see below), e.g., `FWS 134` (if the selected text is on page 3 of a file that is named, e.g., `FWS_000131.pdf`)
-- Appends deeplink to selected text in document to clipboard
+- For non-Bates numbered documents, it generates a standardized cite, e.g., `IPCC Report at 5` (if the selected text is on page 5 of a file that is named `IPCC Report.pdf`)
-- Formats clipboard in Markdown
+- Appends Markdown-formatted deeplink to selected text in document to clipboard, using the generated page number (Bates or non-Bates) (see Output Examples below)
-- Works with both Bates and regular documents
+
+## Bates-compatible Filenames
+
+The script will parse several different Bates-numbered filenaming conventions, including, for example:
+ - `FWS 000533.pdf`
+ - `FWS-000533.pdf`
+ - `FWS_000533.pdf`
+ - `NMFS 002561-002985.pdf`
+ - `BLM 45.pdf`
+ - `BLM_45-62.pdf`
+ 
+Use my `bates` script to quickly rename a batch of PDFs (e.g. a complete administrative record) to be compatible with this script while preserving original names in metadata. [Find it here →](https://sij.ai/sij/pathScripts)
+
+## Output Examples
+
+```
+"The environmental impact study shows..." [FWS 4326](x-devonthink-item://...)
+"The data indicates..." [Report Title at 5](x-devonthink-item://...)
+```
 
 ## Installation
 
-1. Open DEVONthink
+1. Open `Applications/Script Editor.app`
-2. Go to Scripts menu
+2. Paste in the script and save it as `Bates Source Link.scpt`
-3. Select "Open Scripts Folder"
+3. Open DEVONthink
-4. Add script to folder
+4. Scripts menu → Open Scripts Folder
+5. Copy or move script to `Menu` subfolder
 
-## Keyboard Shortcut (Optional)
+## Assign a Keyboard Shortcut (Recommended)
 
-1. System Settings → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts
+1.  System Settings → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts → App Shortcuts 
-2. Select "App Shortcuts" → "+"
+2. Select `DEVONthink 3.app` and click `+`
-3. Choose DEVONthink
+3. Enter exact script name as it appears in the `Scripts` menu in DEVONthink, i.e., `Bates Source Link`
-4. Enter exact script name
+4. Assign desired shortcut, such as:
-5. Assign desired shortcut
+   - `⌥ + C` (Option C)
+   - `⇧ ⌥ + C` (Option Shift C)
 
 ## Requirements
 
-- DEVONthink Pro
 - macOS
 - Perl (for URL encoding)
-- For Bates numbering, documents should be titled in one of these formats:
+- DEVONthink Pro
-    - `FWS 000533`
-    - `FWS 000533-000564`
-    - `FWS-000533`
-    - `FWS_000533`
-    - `NMFS 002561-002985`
-    - `BLM 45`
-    - `BLM_45-62`
-    - etc.
-
-I wrote a separate Python script, `bates`, to quickly rename a folder of PDFs to be compatible with this script. [Find it here →](https://sij.ai/sij/pathScripts)
-
-## Notes
-
-- Works best with consistent Bates number formatting
-- Creates markdown-compatible citations
-- Copies result to clipboard
-- Perfect for legal research and document analysis