Apple Mac OS X v10.4.3 "Tiger" Family Pack MA191N/A User Manual
Product codes
MA191N/A
6
Product Guide
Mac OS X Tiger
Mac OS X Tiger
Spotlight
Mac OS X Tiger introduces Spotlight, a new desktop search technology that finds
virtually anything on your computer as quickly as you can type. Built into the core of
Mac OS X, Spotlight searches across your entire system to provide results from your
applications and files. It locates exactly what you need with pinpoint accuracy, even
with just a few keystrokes. With Spotlight, you can organize and access information on
your computer in ways never before possible. Just as web searching changed the way
you use the Internet, Spotlight will change the way you use your personal computer.
virtually anything on your computer as quickly as you can type. Built into the core of
Mac OS X, Spotlight searches across your entire system to provide results from your
applications and files. It locates exactly what you need with pinpoint accuracy, even
with just a few keystrokes. With Spotlight, you can organize and access information on
your computer in ways never before possible. Just as web searching changed the way
you use the Internet, Spotlight will change the way you use your personal computer.
Spotlight is fast. Spotlight searches through everything on your hard drive and
begins returning results as soon as you start typing your search term. Spotlight refines
search results on the fly as you make your search more specific, and because it is inte-
grated into the Mac OS X file system, search results reflect new files and information
the moment you add them to your computer.
begins returning results as soon as you start typing your search term. Spotlight refines
search results on the fly as you make your search more specific, and because it is inte-
grated into the Mac OS X file system, search results reflect new files and information
the moment you add them to your computer.
Spotlight is comprehensive. You can search through everything on your computer,
including your documents, images, music, contacts, email, appointments, applications,
and system preferences. Spotlight searches the text content of your files, so you can
find documents with text that matches your search term, and it searches metadata
(information about the data on your computer), so you can, for example, find a photo
by the name of the photographer who took the photo, the last time you opened the
photo, or a keyword associated with the photo.
including your documents, images, music, contacts, email, appointments, applications,
and system preferences. Spotlight searches the text content of your files, so you can
find documents with text that matches your search term, and it searches metadata
(information about the data on your computer), so you can, for example, find a photo
by the name of the photographer who took the photo, the last time you opened the
photo, or a keyword associated with the photo.
Spotlight is simple. Spotlight distills searching into a single search field that is always
available in the Mac OS X menu bar, from which you can quickly search everything
on your computer. You can type a few letters, a complete word, or a more complex
thought, and Spotlight finds all related matches and rank-orders the results.
available in the Mac OS X menu bar, from which you can quickly search everything
on your computer. You can type a few letters, a complete word, or a more complex
thought, and Spotlight finds all related matches and rank-orders the results.
Spotlight keeps you organized. Spotlight also powers smart collections, a new form
of intelligent organization found throughout Mac OS X Tiger. For example, Smart
Folders are saved Finder searches that appear as a new kind of folder that gathers
together files matching the search criteria, no matter where you’ve stored the files
on your computer. Smart Folders update automatically as files change. Spotlight tech-
nology also enables Smart Mailboxes in Mail and Smart Groups in Address Book.
of intelligent organization found throughout Mac OS X Tiger. For example, Smart
Folders are saved Finder searches that appear as a new kind of folder that gathers
together files matching the search criteria, no matter where you’ve stored the files
on your computer. Smart Folders update automatically as files change. Spotlight tech-
nology also enables Smart Mailboxes in Mail and Smart Groups in Address Book.
Spotlight is integrated. Spotlight derives its unprecedented speed, comprehensive-
ness, and simplicity from its deep level of integration in Mac OS X. It is integrated in
the UNIX foundation and the file system, and elegantly incorporated in the Mac OS X
user interface. In addition to the systemwide Spotlight search menu in the menu bar,
Spotlight powers searching in other applications, including Mail, Address Book, Finder,
and System Preferences.
ness, and simplicity from its deep level of integration in Mac OS X. It is integrated in
the UNIX foundation and the file system, and elegantly incorporated in the Mac OS X
user interface. In addition to the systemwide Spotlight search menu in the menu bar,
Spotlight powers searching in other applications, including Mail, Address Book, Finder,
and System Preferences.