# I can't seem to use Hookmark effectively

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OK. I copied and pasted the answers below.

> [@Steveu75](#):
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> I create a lot of alias files and put them in a folder so that I can quickly access the information that I need but I really like the idea of being able to hook to a specific location in a video or PDF.

What video app are you using? Currently Hookmark supports deep linking in a QuickTime Player.

> **[Using Hookmark with Apple’s QuickTime Player: Deep Links to Specific...](https://hookproductivity.com/help/integration/using-hook-with-quicktime/)**
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> Hookmark enables you to link media files in Apple's QuickTime Player to and from anything that is linkable.
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> What's more you can copy deep links to specific locations (timestamps) within a media file! That is super handy because if a video is very...

For PDFs deep linking, Hookmark supports deep linking in Skim, Adobe Acrobat reader and Nitro PDF. For Adobe reader, the deep linking only works for annotation. For other pdf apps, you just select some text in the PDF document, bring up Hookmark window, then you can do copy link or link to other documents.

> **[Using Hookmark with the Free Skim PDF Reader app: Deep Links! – Hookmark](https://hookproductivity.com/help/integration/using-hook-with-skim/)**
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> Hookmark enables you to link PDF files to and from anything that is also linkable. Hookmark supports many PDF readers, including the excellent, free PDF reader Skim, available on Sourceforge.io.
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> Hookmark treats PDFs similarly to other files, except...

> [@Steveu75](#):
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> How do I get a link that is just the hame of the file or url without the Hook:// showing up.

For file path, you can get it in Finder

1. Control-click or right-click on the file in Finder.
2. Press the Option (Alt) key.
3. Choose ‘Copy [filename] as Pathname’ where [filename] is the name of your file.
4. Paste the path wherever you need it.

You can also get it in Hookmark. Press option buttion, you can copy file URL.

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> [@Steveu75](#):
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> When you hit CMD N in Chrome it just creates a new Chrome Browser Window.

Sorry it means Invoke Hookmark first, then hit CMD N

> [@Steveu75](#):
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> New Menu entry - Where??

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> [@Steveu75](#):
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> Title Bar of Hook or app hooking to

The bar inside the red rectangle. Sorry this is confusing.

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