![]() Use criteria bars (and even the elusive Boolean bars!) to create complex search queries.īypass criteria bars by typing complex, powerful queries in any Spotlight search field.īuild Boolean searches with AND, OR, and NOT to narrow search results precisely. Learn what to do when the Spotlight menu doesn’t list an item that it should be able to find. ![]() Reduce result clutter by choosing which categories appear in the Spotlight menu.Improve search accuracy by limiting Spotlight to searching just where you want.Readers of “ Take Control of Spotlight for Finding Anything on Your Mac” will learn essential search-related techniques, including how to: You can even do things like find every GarageBand song in the key of E-flat. For instance, we’ve used Spotlight to identify which photos in a folder are small thumbnails or which of our ebooks lack a certain phrase. Remember, searches aren’t just about finding lost files, they’re also useful for selecting a set of matching files to work on. She then turns to how you can find exactly what you’re looking for, by employing keyword searches, multiple-criteria searches, Boolean searches, and more. Sharon first explains how Spotlight indexes data, describes the concepts underlying Spotlight searches, and then illustrates the many ways one can start Spotlight searches, whether by way of the magnifying glass in the menu bar, the search field in Finder windows or the Open and Save dialogs, a keyboard shortcut, a contextual menu, or customized and saved searches that you can make for yourself. Most importantly, this new 158-page ebook reveals the secret grammar behind Spotlight searches so you can search directly using Spotlight’s internal query language. In her latest book, “ Take Control of Spotlight for Finding Anything on Your Mac,” she explains how to use Spotlight in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion to find almost anything on a Mac - files, folders, contacts, appointments, songs, or even pictures of a particular size - no matter where they are hidden. Long-time Mac expert Sharon Zardetto has now illuminated one of Mac OS X’s shadowy corners: Spotlight searching. New Take Control Ebook Helps You Find Anything on Your Mac Finally, we’re pleased to announce a book that anyone who has ever said bad words about Spotlight’s search results needs to read: Sharon Zardetto’s “Take Control of Spotlight for Finding Anything on Your Mac.” Notable software releases this week include DEVONthink and DEVONnote 2.3, Camino 2.0.9, Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.1.3/2008 12.1.3/2004 11.6.5, VMware Fusion 4, and a trio of firmware updates for recent models of the Mac mini, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air. Also this week, Glenn Fleishman looks at the new role played by the Apple ID (yes, you probably have one) in Lion, and Jeff Carlson shares his impressions of Printopia, which does more than just letting you print from your iOS device to any Mac-connected printer. Which is best? And what about VirtualBox? Joe Kissell provides an overview of the increasingly mature field of virtualization on the Mac - read on for his sensible thoughts on the matter. #1631: iOS 16.0.3 and watchOS 9.0.2, roller coasters trigger Crash Detection, Medications in iOS 16, watchOS 9 Low Power Mode.#1632: Apple Card Savings accounts, SOS in the iPhone status bar, Tab Wrangler, Focus in iOS 16.#1633: macOS 13 Ventura and other OS updates, 10th-gen iPad, M2 iPad Pro, 3rd-gen Apple TV 4K, Apple services price hikes.#1634: New Messages features, Apple Q4 2022 results, Preview drops PostScript, iOS/iPadOS 15.7.1, Dvorak on iPhone and iPad.#1635: Adobe/Pantone quarrel, does Matter matter yet?, OneWorld 65W international charger, corral your email with SaneBox, e3 Software sponsoring TidBITS.
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