Mastering Spotlight is key to using yourMacin the most efficient manner possible.
Here are some tips to help you get around macOS in record time.
Quickly trigger it using Command+Spacebar at any time.
Alternatively, highlight a file and use Spacebar to preview the file with Quick Look instead.
To quickly skip between different sections of Spotlight results, use Command and the Up or Down arrow keys.
This allows you to use terms like AND, NOT, and OR to construct detailed searches.
As one example
will find emails that match the “slack” search term.
Use this with common descriptors like
,
, filetypes like
or
or app-specific content like Calendar
or to-dos like
.
You don’t even need to punch in the whole program name (most of the time).
Conquer this by using Spotlight to jump straight to the preferences panel you want to see.
it’s possible for you to also use brackets in your calculations.
Once you’ve got an answer you might hit Command+C to copy the result straight to your clipboard.
Try converting feet to meters, miles to kilometers, or Fahrenheit to celsius for starters.
Spotlight will also perform currency conversions, though you’ll need online connectivity for the latest conversion rates.
Hit Enter on the result to see a ten-day summary.
you’re free to do that with Spotlight too.
Restrict Spotlight Results
Do you want Spotlight to stop showing you certain results?
You cancustomize search on the iPhonetoo.
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