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APPENDIX A WHAT’S NEW WITH LEOPARD<br />

Figure A-3. Cover Flow in action<br />

Quick Look<br />

While Quick Look is responsible for Cover Flow’s preview ability, it goes way beyond just displaying<br />

simple thumbnail images of a file. Selecting a file in the Finder and clicking the Quick<br />

Look icon (the eye on the Finder’s toolbar), or using the keyboard shortcut Cmd+Y (or just<br />

pressing the spacebar), will open any supported file in a window for viewing. The cool thing is<br />

that it opens the entire file for viewing almost immediately, without the need to launch any other<br />

application. A Word file open in Quick Look is shown in Figure A-4.<br />

NOTE Quick Look relies on plug-ins for displaying items. Depending on the plug-in, what you<br />

see in the preview may not exactly match what you see in the application.<br />

Improved Smart Folders<br />

Like Cover Flow, smart folders are another Apple technology that was used in the past that has<br />

really matured nicely in <strong>Leopard</strong>. You can create a smart folder anywhere you have permission<br />

to do so. To create a smart folder, either select File ➤ New Smart Folder from the Finder’s menu<br />

bar, use the Option+Cmd+N keyboard shortcut, or select the New Smart Folder option from the<br />

contextual menu (via mouse button 2, Ctrl+click, or a two-finger trackpad click, if that option is<br />

selected in the Trackpad preferences). This will bring up the window shown in Figure A-5, where<br />

you can set the parameters for your smart folder. Once you are done setting up your smart folder,<br />

click the Save button and choose a location for your smart folder.<br />

You can create a smart folder from any Spotlight search as well.

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