Take control of Spotlight for finding anything on your Mac

Table of Contents......Page 2
Updates and More......Page 5
Basics......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
Spotlight Quick Start......Page 9
What’s New in Lion Spotlight and Searching......Page 11
Spotlight Access Options......Page 12
Understand Initial Indexing......Page 14
Force an Index or Reindex......Page 16
Set the Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 18
Organize the Menu Results......Page 19
Customize the Privacy List......Page 25
Learn the Lingo......Page 28
Master Text Entry in the Search Field......Page 30
Basic Spotlight Menu Searches......Page 34
Anatomy of the Spotlight Menu......Page 36
Work with the Results List......Page 41
Open a Preference Pane......Page 46
Launch Applications......Page 49
Access Definitions and Synonyms......Page 51
Do the Math......Page 52
Anatomy of a Search Window......Page 55
Set the Default Search Scope......Page 57
Open a Search Window......Page 59
Use the Search Field......Page 63
Customize the Search Window......Page 68
Work with Search Results......Page 73
Add or Delete a Criteria Bar......Page 77
Learn about Attributes, Operators, and Descriptors......Page 79
Explore the Name Operators......Page 80
Search Field/Criteria Bar Interactions......Page 83
Work with the Kind Descriptors......Page 84
Explore the “Other” Attributes......Page 88
Customize the Attribute Menu......Page 90
Refine Searches with Multiple Criteria Bars......Page 93
Include System Files in Searches......Page 94
Use Keywords with Attributes......Page 97
Keywords in the Spotlight Menu......Page 101
Keywords in Search Windows......Page 102
Wield the Power of Boolean Searches......Page 105
Boolean Basics......Page 106
Use Multiple Logical Operators......Page 111
Mix Multiple Operators......Page 112
Boolean Criteria Bars......Page 118
Mix Standard and Boolean Criteria Bars......Page 121
Set Up Multiple Boolean Criteria Bars......Page 122
Create a Smart Folder......Page 125
Manipulate Smart Folders......Page 126
Edit a Smart Folder Definition......Page 129
Search in an Open or Save Dialog......Page 131
Make an Application-Specific Smart Folder......Page 132
Set Spotlight Comments in the Finder......Page 135
Create Metadata for Documents within Applications......Page 136
Tag Documents with the Languishing OpenMeta Technology and a Tag Utility......Page 142
Appendix A: Spotlight Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 145
EasyFind......Page 147
Tembo and Houdahspot......Page 149
FoxTrot......Page 152
About the Author......Page 155
About the Publisher......Page 156
Copyright and Fine Print......Page 157
Featured Titles......Page 158