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Technology Brief
Mac OS X: Spotlight
Mac OS X: Spotlight
Customized views of search results
By default, Spotlight organizes results by type and sorts them by name. However, it’s
easy to change the way items are grouped and sorted. Using the options on the right
side of the results window, you can choose any of the following organizing principles:
By default, Spotlight organizes results by type and sorts them by name. However, it’s
easy to change the way items are grouped and sorted. Using the options on the right
side of the results window, you can choose any of the following organizing principles:
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Group by. Choose how items in the results list are grouped. Select Date to group items
that you last viewed on the same date. Select People to group results associated with
a particular person, either the author of a document or a sender of an email or attach-
ment. Select Flat List to display everything together in a single list.
that you last viewed on the same date. Select People to group results associated with
a particular person, either the author of a document or a sender of an email or attach-
ment. Select Flat List to display everything together in a single list.
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Sort Within Group by. Change the way items are sorted within a group. Date is the
default sort option, but you can also sort by Name or by document Kind. For example,
to find a specific mail message from an individual, it may be useful to sort by Kind
within a People group.
default sort option, but you can also sort by Name or by document Kind. For example,
to find a specific mail message from an individual, it may be useful to sort by Kind
within a People group.
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When. Filter your results based on the date you last opened an item. Select from
narrow and broad date ranges, from files you opened today to files you opened in the
last year.
narrow and broad date ranges, from files you opened today to files you opened in the
last year.
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Where. Narrow your results based on a location on your computer. You can choose
whether you want only those items in your home directory or on a specific hard drive.
whether you want only those items in your home directory or on a specific hard drive.
By default, Spotlight shows the top five matching items for each category. If there are
more items, Spotlight displays a link with the number of additional files in the category.
Click the link to see all the results for the group.
more items, Spotlight displays a link with the number of additional files in the category.
Click the link to see all the results for the group.
Additional information and document preview
You can view additional information about a particular item in the results window.
Click the information icon
You can view additional information about a particular item in the results window.
Click the information icon
to the right of the item to see its associated metadata,
such as the author of a mail message, the date of an iCal event, or the color space of
an image. Spotlight also displays thumbnails of PDF documents, images, and movies,
so you can preview an item’s contents before taking the time to open it.
an image. Spotlight also displays thumbnails of PDF documents, images, and movies,
so you can preview an item’s contents before taking the time to open it.
Opening items directly
When you select an item from the results list, Spotlight opens it directly. Select an
application and Spotlight launches it. Select a system preference and Spotlight opens
the related pane in System Preferences. In many cases, opening a file takes you directly
to the corresponding entry in its default application. For example, selecting a calendar
event takes you to the corresponding day and time in iCal, selecting an email opens
the message in Mail, and selecting a person opens that contact in Address Book.
When you select an item from the results list, Spotlight opens it directly. Select an
application and Spotlight launches it. Select a system preference and Spotlight opens
the related pane in System Preferences. In many cases, opening a file takes you directly
to the corresponding entry in its default application. For example, selecting a calendar
event takes you to the corresponding day and time in iCal, selecting an email opens
the message in Mail, and selecting a person opens that contact in Address Book.
Open options
You can perform a number of actions in the
Spotlight results window. By Control-clicking
(or right-clicking) an item or group of items,
you can reveal the document in the Finder,
mail it to someone, or begin an Automator
workflow. If you have a set of photo results,
you can even create a slideshow on the fly.
You can perform a number of actions in the
Spotlight results window. By Control-clicking
(or right-clicking) an item or group of items,
you can reveal the document in the Finder,
mail it to someone, or begin an Automator
workflow. If you have a set of photo results,
you can even create a slideshow on the fly.