The Little Mac Book, Tiger Edition [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

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In the upper-right corner of your screen you see a magnifying glass. Click on it (or press Command Spacebar).

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In the little field that appears under the magnifying glass, enter a text phrase (called a "search string").

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As soon as you start typing, Spotlight starts searching, as shown below. The more letters you type, the fewer files it finds.

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If you see the file you're looking for, single-click on it and the file will open in its application.

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If you want more details and options for every file, single-click on the first option in the list, "Show All." A Spotlight window appears, as shown and explained on the following page.

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If you got this window through a Spotlight menu bar search, then you have items already in your window.

If you opened this window directly, type something into the search field so you have a list of results.

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Look carefully at the pane on the right side of the window. Click on any term to narrow your search.

In the example below, you can tell by the words in bold (with arrows pointing to them) that the search results are grouped by "Kind." They are organized (sorted) within the groups by "Date." They are limited to "Any Date," and Spotlight searched the entire "Computer."

Single-click any of the parameters in that pane to change the existing list of results!

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