- Introduction
- Finding Information Using Spotlight
- Finding Information in the Spotlight Window
- Filtering Spotlight Results
- Grouping and Sorting Spotlight Results
- Working with Spotlight Results
- Setting Spotlight Preferences
- Searching for Files Using the Find Window
- Searching for Hard to Find Information
- Working with Find Window Results
- Creating and Using Smart Folders
- Getting Help While You Work
- Getting Help Using Spotlight
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Finding Information in the Spotlight Window
If you can’t find what you’re looking for on the Spotlight menu with the 20 most likely matches, you can click the Show All in Finder command at the top of the Spotlight menu to open the Spotlight window and view the complete list of matches organized by category. The Show All in Finder command displays the results of your search by retrieving content on your entire computer that matches the criteria. The Search bar, located below the toolbar, indicates the search location and type, which is “This Mac,” folder or disk name, such as “Documents” or “All My Files,” and “Shared” by default. You can search your entire computer (This Mac), your Home folder (All My Files), or shared network computer by the file name and the contents of a file.
Open and View the Spotlight Window to Locate Information
Click the Spotlight (magnifying-glass) icon on the right side of the menu bar.TIMESAVER Press Option+
+Space bar to open Spotlight window directly.
In the Spotlight field, start to type what you want to find.
Click Show All in Finder on the Spotlight menu.The Spotlight window opens, displaying the results of your search by category.
If a search is currently in progress, a sprocket icon whirls around in the upper-left window corner.
To narrow or change the search, type the text you want to find in the Search field.
To open an item, double-click the item or use the arrow keys to scroll down the list, and then press Return.
To clear or stop a search, click the Close button (x) in the Search field.
When you’re done, click the Close button.
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Narrow Results in the Spotlight Window
- Press Option++Space bar or click Show All in Finder on the Spotlight menu to open the Spotlight window.
The Spotlight window opens, displaying the results of your search by category.
If a search is currently in progress, a sprocket icon whirls around in the upper-left corner of the window.
- In the Search bar, click the button with the search location you want:
- This Mac. Searches all the disks on your computer.
- All My Files. Searches your Home folder.
- Server, Volume or Folder Name. Searches only the currently opened server, volume, or folder. The item name appears in quotes in the Search bar.
- Shared. Searches shared folders on disks and computer.
- To narrow or change the search, type the text you want to find in the Search field.
- To open an item, double-click the item or use the arrow keys to scroll down the list, and then press Return.
- To clear or stop a search, click the Close button (x) in the Search field.
- When you’re done, click the Close button.
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