You need to hit "Cmd. + K" to create the link, NOT just paste the link. FYI: I'm on a Mac, and the shortcut ("alias") did not work for me, either. I also found another way to find the file location (on a Mac): 1) Type Cmd. + i (i as in "iceberg"), to reach the "Get Info" window. 2) About 4 lines down in the window, copy the file location from the "Where" row. A sample file location looks like: "/Users/sampleusername/Documents/2014/work_mileage_2014" 3)Paste that file location after "file://" to create something that looks like "file:///Users/sampleusername/Documents/2014/work_mileage_2014". It doesn't appear to need the file type (in my case, an Excel file). FYI: you end up with three forward-slashes after "file:". 4) Open Evernote and click "Cmd. + K" to create a link. Pasting the link (Cmd. + V) will not work. 5) FYI #2: this method doesn't show the full location if your file is on your desktop. In that case, enter the file name after "/Users/sampleusername/Desktop". Though I don't recommend having files permanently live on your desktop (they clutter your desktop and use up processing power), so I'd put them in a folder first, for better file management. -end