Comments on: 11 Must-Know Spotlight Keyboard Shortcuts

By: Change Finder Search to Look In Current Folder Rather Than Everywhere in Mac OS X

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:49:58 +0000

[...] That’s because it’s tied to the universal Spotlight search feature, but if you use the Spotlight Command+Spacebar shortcut and menubar for the majority of your Mac file system-wide searches, there’s little reason to have the [...]

By: Quickly Find What Folder Holds an App in iOS

Quickly Find What Folder Holds an App in iOS — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:10:10 +0000

[...] you’ll find that tapping on the app name launches it directly from Spotlight as well, just like in OS X. Chances are if you can’t find an app because it’s buried in a folder, this will be the [...]

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:53:15 +0000

Yes, this would be ideal. Is there a “default write” command to make this display permanent?

By: Eduardo

Eduardo — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:17:34 +0000

I would like to know this as well.

By: Preview a URL Directly in Mail for Mac OS X

Preview a URL Directly in Mail for Mac OS X — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:09:15 +0000

[...] Quick Look features exist elsewhere in native OS X apps, even in the Finder and in Spotlight menu results. stLight.options({ [...]

By: Theo Vosse

Theo Vosse — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 08:20:27 +0000

Searching for a file/folder name is best done from the Finder: type the name in the search box (top right) and you’ll get a little menu under it that says “File name contains …”. Click it, and the search changes to file name search. This feature is new in 10.7, I think.

In the same Finder search, you can see the whole directory structure of the file you were looking for on the bottom of the window. Double click on the name of the directory you want, and it’ll open in the same window. This works since 10.5.

By: Foobar

Foobar — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 19:48:14 +0000

Just use the super-dominating program Alfred from the apple-store. Since I’m using that, i feel putty for all those who still use Spot light (besides anything that concerns extensive in-document search).

By: James Ludtke

James Ludtke — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:32:45 +0000

Nice tips, but here is the tips I really need:

1. How to efficiently, with one click, switch from search for text to search for file/folder name.

2. How to efficiently, with one click, open a browser window to select the folder to search in.

To me, Spotlight is still a pain in the neck, and elsewhere.

By: Nemrod

Nemrod — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:12:37 +0000

Yes

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:57:36 +0000

MBPro 2011 sorry..

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:57:05 +0000

In Lion on MbPro 2001 the correct command to call Spotlight from the Finder is : Ctrl+space

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Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:15:51 +0000

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By: Rado

Rado — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:42:22 +0000

In Lion I have system default shortcut to open Spotlight control+space. command+space switch language keyboard. Doesn’t it standard?

By: Theo Vosse

Theo Vosse — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:38:09 +0000

Nice, but preview is always on, at least in my case, also when using the arrows to navigate.

I also found that when you get the path (BTW, the path is visible under the preview!) using cmd+option, you can hold cmd and release opt to see some extra information on the match (it’ll highlight it), which will alternate with the path.

By: Daniel S.

Daniel S. — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:56:45 +0000

Spotlight is awesome. I open all apps by typing the name and keep no apps on the dock. Keeps things nice and minimal.