Apple Mac OS X v10.4.3 "Tiger" Doc Set M9646N/A Manuel D’Utilisation

Product Guide
Mac OS X Tiger

Spotlight is always available from the system menu. Click the Spotlight icon or use 
a customizable keyboard combination (the default is Command-Spacebar) to begin 
your search.

Spotlight begins searching as soon as you start typing your search criteria, displaying 
results before you finish typing. Spotlight refines the results as you add search criteria.

Spotlight presents the top 20 items that match your search criteria and organizes 
them into categories such as Images, Contacts, Documents, and Mail Messages. 
Spotlight uses a set of heuristics to decide which items to display, prioritizing items 
you’ve viewed most recently.

Spotlight displays the most recently viewed item as the top hit. Open any item in the 
results list by clicking it.

Click Show All to see every item on your computer that matches the search criteria.

Spotlight preferences allow you to customize the search results display.

Metadata: Data about data 
Metadata is data about a file, rather than 
the actual content stored in the file. Every 
file on your computer includes metadata. For 
example, a file can include information on its 
author, the date it was created, its copyright 
date, the camera a photo was taken with, or 
the person who emailed you a document. 
With the ability to recognize many metadata 
attributes, Spotlight makes your searches 
more powerful and more precise.