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title: Organizing Your Ideas with DEVONthink Series (6 of 6) - Following up DEVONthink files with OmniFocus
description: Use OmniFocus and Keyboard Maestro to create quick links for follow up.
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# [Organizing Your Ideas with DEVONthink Series (6 of 6) - Following up DEVONthink files with OmniFocus](https://www.kouroshdini.com/the-dini-group-ltd-blog/organizing-your-ideas-with-devonthink-series-6-of-6-following-up-devonthink-files-with-omnifocus)

 Written by [Kourosh](https://www.kouroshdini.com/the-dini-group-ltd-blog/author/kourosh) | Jun 29, 2020 6:00:00 PM

One of the neat things about DEVONthink is that you can link to any part of it. PDFs, notes, folders, groups and more can easily be reached with a url.

That means we can connect it to a task manager like OmniFocus.

To make a link,

- Select a document in DEVONthink:

- Select Menu > Edit > Copy Item Link (Control-Option-Command-c):

- Open Quick Entry in OmniFocus (my preference is Control-Option-Space as created in preferences)
- Type Command-‘ to open the note field
- Type Command-v to paste the link

- Type Command-‘ to return to the task title and write a corresponding task
- Select save or “Clean up” Command-k

However, there is a faster way using the automator [Keyboard Maestro](https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/). With the following macro, I have Keyboard Maestro Copy the link, open OmniFocus’ Quick Entry, paste the link in the note field, and set the cursor to type in the task all in one go:

## Conclusion

And that concludes the Introduction to *Taking Smart Notes with DEVONthink* series. If you’re up for taking your ideas to the next level, discover inspiration, and be able to manage your digital life, check out *Taking Smart Notes with DEVONthink*:

<https://gumroad.com/l/Taking_Smart_Notes_With_DEVONthink>

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