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CHAPTER 3 USING SPOTLIGHT, EXPOSÉ, SPACES, AND DASHBOARD
possible matches for your search (Figure 3-2). As
you refine your search, the matches will dynamically
change to the most appropriate choices.
Once you have finished typing your search
phrase, the top results matched will be revealed
for you, organized by type. Depending on how
specific your search is, there could be only a few
possible matches; however, often there are more
matches than fit in the simple drop-down menu.
Selecting the Show All item will open a special
Finder search window containing all the results
from your search (Figure 3-3). This window will
also allow you to further refine your search.
TIP There are a number of keyboard shortcuts
to help you move around the list of search
results without having to reach for your mouse
or trackpad. The up and down arrow keys will (as
you may assume) move up and down one item
at a time. Using the Cmd key with the up and
down arrows will move up and down through
the file types. Pressing Cmd+left arrow will
insert a cursor at the beginning of your search
term, and pressing Cmd+right arrow will insert
the cursor at the end of your search term to edit
or revise it. Finally, if Spaces is not active, pressing
Ctrl+up arrow will move to the top of the list
highlighting Show All, and pressing Ctrl+down
arrow will move to the bottom of the list highlighting
Spotlight Preferences. (If Spaces is active,
it will by default use these shortcuts to switch
spaces, and this function will override Spotlight.
You may be able to duplicate this effect, though,
with Fn+arrow keys.)
Refining and Saving Your Searches
Figure 3-2. Spotlight reveals top matches for
your search as you type.
Whether you start with a simple Spotlight search and, as discussed earlier, choose the Show All
option or you start a search directly in the Finder’s search field, you will be presented with a special
Finder search window (shown in Figure 3-3) that will allow you to refine and save your
searches. The Finder’s search window and regular Finder window are different in two ways.
First, since you are dealing with search results, the items shown are not necessarily located in a
single folder but rather can be collected from all over your hard drive and attached file systems.
Second, there is a search bar and perhaps some refinement bars present at the top of the Finder
view area that allow you to refine your searches.
There is always one primary search bar at the very top that will allow you to set the scope
of your search; this can be your entire computer, a specific folder, or a shared resource. The specific
options depend on a few criteria; for example, This Mac is always an option, which will
cause the search to include your entire computer. The following option is a folder: if you are performing
your search via the Spotlight icon, this folder will be your home directory; if you are
performing the search from the Finder, then this folder is the folder from which you are performing
the search. Other search options may include specific shared or network resources on
which you have permission to perform searches.