I did something which seemed very smart (at the time!):
Hook-copied elements on the hard drive (saved emails, .xls, .ppt files)
pasted the links as hyperlinks into the Notes app.
Of course, when I click on the hyperlink (i.e. “Presentation file”) it immediately opens the proper file (let’s say “Pres-bus-assoc-Feb-22.xls” in some obscure directory) in the registered app.
Super!
But for the life of me… I can’t find a way to simply show the file on Finder
The Mail client won’t show any path to the saved message.
Neither Pages nor Numbers will show any path in their titlebar.
I can’t seem to find any way to tell Hook to just show me the file.
Any miraculous input on how to solve this, or any suggestion on how I should have set this up differently to get the desired result?
Hook is just… magical.
But I am still very very new to its intricacies!
Thank you all!
Welcome to the Hook Productivity Forum , @Clayton . and thanks for asking
On the General Preferences Tab – Hook, you will find Reveal hook://file link targets in Finder (rather than opening them). That won’t work for emails, because emails are handled by the email app (and it’s not indexed by spotlight without a plugin – it would be a hack). But you should be able to see your regular files in Finder.
As a reminder to everyone, for a related case, i.e., Hook window, the Title and Link menus have Reveal File in Finder.
One can also copy any hook://file/ URL, do Focus on Link in Clipboard, and Reveal File in Finder.
Luc, thank you!
Selecting the Reveal hook://file link targets in Finder worked wonders.
While I feel pretty dumb (I was sure I had checked all the options, but perhaps panicking, had missed it… ouch! ) I feel super relieved at not having to re-do all the work
I will search the help for your second suggestion: One can also copy any hook://file/ URL, do Focus on Link in Clipboard , and Reveal File in Finder .
as it looks very useful, but did not understand what the “Focus on Link” part of the action is.
The command’s currently tucked away in the Gear menu’s Advanced menu. It’s in the Gear menu because it’s not a context-sensitive command, meaning you can use it regardless what app / resource is in the foreground when you invoke Hook. We will promote it to the top level of the gear menu to make it easier to notice.
