Amaya Toman Spotlight is a relatively unobtrusive, but very useful and handy part of the macOS operating system for Apple computers. Apple introduced this feature years ago, but is constantly improving it, so users have more and more options to use Spotlight on their Mac. If you've tried it yourself, you've certainly quickly found out that it's not only used to search for files on your computer. In today's article, we will show you five ways to use this great feature.
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Pavel Jelic Search for apps by initials
Of course, it's no secret that you can search for apps by name in Spotlight on Mac. In addition to this method, you can also search for applications by their initials. We certainly don't have to describe the procedure to you in any lengthy way - just help is enough keyboard shortcuts Cmd + Spacebar activate Spotlight and do search field enter the initials of the desired application.
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Meaning of words
It is also part of the macOS operating system on your Mac native dictionary. However, you don't necessarily need to launch this application to find out the meaning of individual words, because Spotlight will also provide you with the same service thanks to its interconnection. Enter to Spotlight search box desired expression, and after a while its meaning will appear to you along with the Dictionary icon in the search results. Then simply click on it.
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Filtering the results
By default, Spotlight Fix offers a wide scope in terms of the type of results displayed. But you can very easily influence this shot. For example, if you don't want Spotlight on your Mac to show you results in a certain category, click v in the upper-left corner of your Mac screen na Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Spotlight. Here you can in the tab search results cancel individual categories.
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Excluding a folder from search results
You can also exclude specific folders from Spotlight search results. Click in upper left corner na Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Spotlight. In the Spotlight settings window click on the tab Privacy, down on the left click on "+", and then select the location you want to exclude from Spotlight search results.
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Quick deletion of the search term
You can also easily and instantly delete a search term on your Mac if you need to. Here, too, the procedure is very easy. Instead of working with the Backspace key, or a combination of this key and marking with the mouse, just press it keyboard shortcut Cmd + Backspace. The search term immediately disappears from the Spotlight text box.
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