SPOTLIGHT - More than just a lousy Madonna song
You can change the way SPOTLIGHT finds things for you. Just head to SYSTEM PREFERENCES and click on SPOTLIGHT.
It's divided into two categories... SEARCH RESULTS and PRIVACY.
Let's start with SEARCH RESULTS. Look at this list. The numbers are important because they dictate the order in which SPOTLIGHT will search through your computer. To change the order, all you have to do is grab the categories you want into the order you want them! Think about the applications you use the most, and which ones you never use, then tackle the default order of your Spotlight Search Order and you'll find that the results Spotlight gives you will serve your specific needs faster.
Below the list are where you can change your keyboard shortcuts for the SPOTLIGHT MENU and the SPOTLIGHT WINDOW. If you don't use these shortcut keys much, you should probably just leave them where they are and start practicing with them before you decide you want to make a change.
Now let's look at the PRIVACY tab. This is where you enter in areas on your computer where you DON'T WANT SPOTLIGHT TO SEARCH. This would be if you had other people who might use your computer and you've got items or material on it you don't want to come up should they do a SPOTLIGHT search. You probably will want to use this to prevent any of your other three kids to discover how much Christmas loot you're getting your favorite child (that would be the one who writes a blog to teach you all about your Mac computer).
See you at Thanksgiving tomorrow!
It's divided into two categories... SEARCH RESULTS and PRIVACY.
Let's start with SEARCH RESULTS. Look at this list. The numbers are important because they dictate the order in which SPOTLIGHT will search through your computer. To change the order, all you have to do is grab the categories you want into the order you want them! Think about the applications you use the most, and which ones you never use, then tackle the default order of your Spotlight Search Order and you'll find that the results Spotlight gives you will serve your specific needs faster.
Below the list are where you can change your keyboard shortcuts for the SPOTLIGHT MENU and the SPOTLIGHT WINDOW. If you don't use these shortcut keys much, you should probably just leave them where they are and start practicing with them before you decide you want to make a change.
Now let's look at the PRIVACY tab. This is where you enter in areas on your computer where you DON'T WANT SPOTLIGHT TO SEARCH. This would be if you had other people who might use your computer and you've got items or material on it you don't want to come up should they do a SPOTLIGHT search. You probably will want to use this to prevent any of your other three kids to discover how much Christmas loot you're getting your favorite child (that would be the one who writes a blog to teach you all about your Mac computer).
See you at Thanksgiving tomorrow!
