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So the next time you invoke Hook to New., it will show you all your HoudahSpot search templates (in addition to the built-in HoudahSpot search template). You can create new HoudahSpot search files and save them in Hook’s custom template folders. When you invoke Hook to New., Hook shows you the contents of its built-in templates and your custom templates. Adding HoudahSpot search files to Hook’s templates directory We’ve described a use case for this in our recent blog post about HoudahSpot. It also lets you link an item to files that have not yet even be created ! I.e., files created after you have hooked to the search which meet the search criteria will appear in the search results later. That allows you in one move to indirectly connect a set of files that may be located in many disparate locations. Sometimes, it’s useful to hook a search file to the document. When you invoke Hook on a document you are writing, or any other resource for that matter, you see the items you have ‘hooked’ to it, if any. use Hook to New > HoudahSpot (discussed next).Make sure, however, that the search document has been saved at least once.
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⌘O in Hook or HoudahSpot will do that for you. Those will work, but keep in mind they are not email links per se.įor Hook to copy a proper email URL ( hook://email/ or message://), you will need to open the email. When you select an email in HoudahSpot and invoke Hook’s Copy Link, Hook will create a link with the hook://file/ scheme. But HoudahSpot also can search your emails. That is what you would expect for regular files. Hook’s Copy Link and Copy Markdown Link commands in HoudahSpot return links with the hook://file/ protocol.
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The Hook window will show you all items that you previously hooked to the selection - whether you hooked the item within HoudahSpot, Finder or any other app.Ĭopy Link and Copy Markdown Link in HoudahSpot This means you can use the following Hook commands on the selected search result: From there you can use any of Hook’s commands ! It’s as if you were invoking Hook in the Finder (or in a file you’ve opened, for that matter). When you select a HoudahSpot search result, you can invoke Hook with the usual keyboard shortcut (⇧⌘SPACE). The most common way to use Hook and HoudahSpot together is as follows. Invoke Hook on a HoudahSpot search result We recently blogged about the benefits of HoudahSpot. Under the hood it leverages the Spotlight search index. It provides a convenient and versatile user interface. HoudahSpot is a powerful macOS app for finding files and emails.