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*SPOTLIGHT 101*
*official link*
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*[SPOTLIGHT] KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS*
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*PROCESSES* —>
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preview files with ‘Quick Look’
Press the Space bar on a result to view files in Quick Look
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Quick actions
Use Spotlight to quickly take action. Start a timer, turn on a Focus, find the name of a song with Shazam, run any shortcut, and more.
Rich results
Brings together all the information you’re looking for in one rich result. Available for contacts, actors, musicians, movies, TV shows, businesses, and sports.
Image search
Spotlight uses information from images in Photos, Messages, Notes, and the Finder to enable searching by locations, scenes, or even things in the images, like text, a dog, or a car.3
Web images search
Spotlight allows you to search for images of people, animals, monuments, and more from the web.4
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(click on ‘magnifying glass’ on ‘upper right corner’)
(or click [‘command’ + ‘space bar’])
(type in ‘search terms’)
(navigate the results with ‘up/down arrow keys’)
(to open a result link, hit ‘return’ (or double-click))
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(to search by ‘file type’, include “kind:XXX” in your search)
(as in “kind:folders” or “kind:audio”)
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(to show ‘file location’, select the file and press/hold ‘command’)
(this will show the filepath at the bottom of the window)
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(to open the file’s location, press ‘command’ + ‘R’)
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(to show all ‘search results’ in a ‘finder window’, scroll to bottom of ‘results list’ + double-click ‘show all in finder’)
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Spotlight can help you quickly find apps, documents, and other files on your Mac.
With ‘Siri Suggestions’, you can also get the latest
news,
sports scores,
weather conditions,
and more
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Spotlight can even perform calculations and conversions for you..
The Spotlight window showing search text in the search field at the top of the window, results below on the left, and a preview of a top hit on the right.
Ask Siri.
Say something like:
“How many centimeters in an inch?”
or “What does parboil mean?”
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Learn how to ask Siri
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Search for something
On your Mac, click the Spotlight icon (if shown) in the menu bar,
or press Command-Space bar o
or press the Spotlight key (if available in the row of function keys on the keyboard).
You can drag the Spotlight window anywhere on the desktop.
In the search field, type what you’re looking for
—results appear as you type.
Spotlight lists top hits first;
click a top hit to preview or open it.
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Spotlight also suggests variations of your search;
you can view those results in Spotlight or on the web.
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The Spotlight window showing search text in the search field at the top of the window and results below
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In the results, do any of the following:
Show a preview:
Press the Tab key.
Depending on the type of item selected in the results, you can interact with it.
For example, select an app to see a list of recently opened files,
then click a file to open it.
Or click the Play button to hear a song
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See results of a suggested search in Spotlight:
Click an item preceded by the Spotlight icon .
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See results of a suggested search on the web:
Click an item preceded by the Safari icon .
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Open an item:
Double-click it.
Or select the item, then press the Return key.
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Show the location of a file on your Mac:
Select the file,
then press and hold the Command key.
The file’s location appears at the bottom of the preview
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Copy an item:
Drag a file to the desktop or a Finder window
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See all results from your Mac in the Finder:
Scroll to the bottom of the results,
then click Search in Finder.
To refine the results in the Finder, see “Narrow your search results‘
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During downtime, or if you reach the time limit set for apps in Screen Time preferences, app icons in results are dimmed and an hourglass icon is shown
See Schedule downtime.
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Get calculations and conversions in Spotlight
You can enter a
mathematical expression,
currency amount,
temperature,
or measurement in the Spotlight search field,
and get a conversion or calculation right in the search field.
The Spotlight window showing a conversion of yards to meters in the search field.
On the left is a list of search results.
Additional conversions are shown in the preview on the right
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Calculations:
Enter a mathematical expression, such as 956*23.94 or 2020/15
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Currency conversions:
Enter a currency amount, such as $100, 100 yen, or “300 krone in euros.”
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Temperature conversions:
Enter a temperature, such as 98.8F, 32C, or “340K in F.”
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Measurement conversions:
Enter a measurement, such as 25 lbs, 54 yards, 23 stone, or “32 ft to meters.”
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*tip*
Press the Tab key to show additional conversions in the preview area
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You can exclude specific folders, disks, or types of information (such as email or messages) from Spotlight searches
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See Change Spotlight preferences.
If you want Spotlight to search content only on your Mac and not include results from the web, you can turn off Siri Suggestions for Spotlight.
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*NARROWING SPOTLIGHT SEARCH RESULTS*
*official link*
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*DEFINITION*
(to look up definition of a word/phrase, select the result under the ‘definition heading’)
(after typing the word, hit [COMMAND] + [ l ] to go straight to the ‘default dictionary definition’)
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(to make calculations, insert “2+2”)
(or whatever ‘equation’ is pertinent)
(DON’T put spaces between the ‘numbers’ + ‘operational signs’ in the equation)
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(to convert measurements, use a search like ’25 lbs’ or ’32 ft to meters’)
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*2 TABS*
“search results”
“privacy”
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*”keyboard shortcuts” button in bottom left corner*
[command] + [spacebar]
(to open ‘spotlight search box’)
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[option] + [command] + [spacebar]
(to open ‘finder search window’)
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