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docs: clarify capture target extension behavior
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_Capture To_ is the name of the file you are capturing to.
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You can choose to either enable _Capture to active file_, or you can enter a file name in the _File Name_ input field.
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QuickAdd treats file names as basename-first by default:
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- If you do **not** provide an extension, QuickAdd creates/targets a Markdown file (`.md`).
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- If you provide an explicit extension (for example `Project.base`), QuickAdd keeps that extension.
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This field also supports the [format syntax](/FormatSyntax.md), which allows you to use dynamic file names.
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I have one for my daily journal with the name `bins/daily/{{DATE:gggg-MM-DD - ddd MMM D}}.md`.
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This automatically finds the file for the day, and whatever I enter will be captured to it.

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