Hi, Brand new user here. First hour of hook!!! on my iMac Hoping it will help me get instant access to numerous files, weblinks, photos etc I use in a Project without having to constantly search discs and folders for all of the different āitemsā.
My first question. In the hook list I have started for āproject Aā I see that I have a youtube video that shouldnāt be there. I canāt see a delete or unlink button. How do I remove an item from a hook list? Highlighting the link item and pressing command/delete does not do it.Thanks a lot. Philip
Those bookmarks are pinned items. They can be unpinned or deleted, but not unhooked. Perhaps you want to delete them? If thatās the case, you can click on Advanced menu item, there is a deleteā¦ menu item there. This deletion will delete the bookmark completely.
Only bookmarks in Hooked section can be unhooked. An unhooked bookmark is not deleted, it just does not show in previous Hooked bookmarkās Hooked section any more. But you still can see it in Search window.
Thanks for reply. I think this is where I need to go back to Hook 101 basic instructions as none of this makes any sense to me :-). Whatās a āpinā, how is that different from a āhookā, are they both kinds of bookmarks? What does this all mean? :-). Iām a bit out of my depth here so will go back to āread instructionsā.
Here is what I wanted from Hook when I bought it (roughly). I work on lots of projects that often need me to get quick access to basic documents, pdfs, files, photos, websites etc. They can be in lots of different places and can be a real pain to find and re-find. I wanted a system that could āhookā or link, or somehow give me quick access to these. So, for example, Iām working on Project B. I need its application form and online guidelines. One is a file in a folder somewhere. One is a website link. Then I need some older Project A docs and photos to reuse in Project B. Now I need that old email regarding Project A that will be useful in Project B. Thatās the gist. I wanted to be able to put all of these āthingsā in a nice, easy to access list or drop down menu where I can instantly find that āthingā that I need and just click on the drop down item to open it. As I create or find other items that I need, I just select, link, hook or whatever these, and they are added to the list. So in dreamworld, I have this great list of everything that I need that I can easily find, open and use without spending ages digging around files, backup disks, photo libraries emails etc to find everything every time I need it.
I know thatās a bit garbled, but is that what Hook can do if I learn how to use it properly or have I bought the wrong thing. Thanks for your forbearance and help.
Philip
There are currently up to three sections of links in the contextual Hook window, plus a global search view:
HOOKED** links. Those are items that are linked to the item shown in the title bar.
the PINNED links section of the Hook window contains links that you have pinned. This means they are always present in the Hook window regardless of what the title is. These are like āglobal bookmarksā. An analogy here is Apple Notes. A note in Apple Notes can be āpinnedā which means it always shows up at the top. Well, in our case it means it always shows up, period, assuming you have configured Hook to show pinned items.
Whenever you copy a link, Hook bookmarks it. When you hook things together, Hook also bookmarks them.
Hook sports a āSearchā facility (āF) from which you can access any of Hookās bookmark. This function is also available from Hookās window, using āF or Gear > Find.
Hoping it will help me get instant access to numerous files, weblinks, photos etc I use in a Project without having to constantly search discs and folders for all of the different āitemsā.
