Mac OS X Leopard - ARCAism

CHAPTER 3 USING SPOTLIGHT, EXPOSÉ, SPACES, AND DASHBOARD 41
Once you have you search criteria set, you can select the specific item you are looking for in
the Finder’s Search view.
If you want to save your search, click the Save button in the top-left side of the view area.
This will open a Save dialog box (Figure 3-6) that will let you save your search and if desired add
it to your Finder sidebar.
Figure 3-6. Saving a search for future access
Setting Up Smart Folders
The default locations for saving a search is in your ~/Library/Saved Searches folder. If you look
there, you will see that saved searches are nothing more than smart folders. In fact, the process
of setting up a smart folder is the same as refining and saving a search.
Using Spotlight Technology in Other Applications
Spotlight is a key technology in OS X, and developers are able to include its features into their
own applications as they see fit. For example, digital asset management (DAM) applications can
use it to help organize and find specific digital media files in a large collection. The Mail app
includes Spotlight technology to help locate mail messages, notes, and to-do items stored in
Mail. Spotlight is even cleverly included in the default help system and can be used to find and
highlight application commands in the application menus (Figure 3-7).