Comments on: Use Spotlight as an Application Launcher http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/ Apple Mac OS X Tips and Tricks Blog Fri, 16 May 2008 04:09:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Top 10 best Mac things you forget about. « Tech through the eyes of a 13 year old http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-34281 Top 10 best Mac things you forget about. « Tech through the eyes of a 13 year old Thu, 15 May 2008 19:59:10 +0000 http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-34281 [...] to start applications—Spotlight can do that for you without running another application. Simply set Spotlight to include Applications in its search results, invoke it with the (default) keyboard shortcut, Cmd+Space, type your app [...] […] to start applications—Spotlight can do that for you without running another application. Simply set Spotlight to include Applications in its search results, invoke it with the (default) keyboard shortcut, Cmd+Space, type your app […]

]]> By: Another Way To Be Rich » Blog Archive » Top 10 Things You Forgot Your Mac Can Do [Lifehacker Top 10] http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-34241 Another Way To Be Rich » Blog Archive » Top 10 Things You Forgot Your Mac Can Do [Lifehacker Top 10] Thu, 15 May 2008 09:09:02 +0000 http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-34241 [...] start applications—Spotlight can do that for you without running another application. Simply set Spotlight to include Applications in its search results, invoke it with the (default) keyboard shortcut, Cmd+Space, type your app [...] […] start applications—Spotlight can do that for you without running another application. Simply set Spotlight to include Applications in its search results, invoke it with the (default) keyboard shortcut, Cmd+Space, type your app […]

]]> By: Terry http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-34205 Terry Thu, 15 May 2008 01:21:28 +0000 http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-34205 This is an awesome tip! As a new mac convert, the biggest difficulty for me has been having to use the mouse so much. In windows, I would just make sure to put a unique character at the beginning of my most used apps in the start menu, then hit [window], [key] to launch that app. I haven't had a mouseless way to launch apps in Leopard without installing Yet Another App... so this is Ideal! Thank you! This is an awesome tip! As a new mac convert, the biggest difficulty for me has been having to use the mouse so much.

In windows, I would just make sure to put a unique character at the beginning of my most used apps in the start menu, then hit [window], [key] to launch that app. I haven’t had a mouseless way to launch apps in Leopard without installing Yet Another App… so this is Ideal!

Thank you!

]]> By: Top 10 Things You Forgot Your Mac Can Do http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-34163 Top 10 Things You Forgot Your Mac Can Do Wed, 14 May 2008 22:26:40 +0000 http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-34163 [...] it to start applications—Spotlight can do that for you without running another application. Simply set Spotlight to include Applications in its search results, invoke it with the (default) keyboard shortcut, Cmd+Space, type your app [...] […] it to start applications—Spotlight can do that for you without running another application. Simply set Spotlight to include Applications in its search results, invoke it with the (default) keyboard shortcut, Cmd+Space, type your app […]

]]> By: Top 10 Things You Forgot Your Mac Can Do [Lifehacker Top 10] · TechBlogger http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-34162 Top 10 Things You Forgot Your Mac Can Do [Lifehacker Top 10] · TechBlogger Wed, 14 May 2008 22:11:20 +0000 http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-34162 [...] start applications—Spotlight can do that for you without running another application. Simply set Spotlight to include Applications in its search results, invoke it with the (default) keyboard shortcut, Cmd+Space, type your app [...] […] start applications—Spotlight can do that for you without running another application. Simply set Spotlight to include Applications in its search results, invoke it with the (default) keyboard shortcut, Cmd+Space, type your app […]

]]> By: Apple Tidbits : Spotlight forgotten? Use it as an Application launcher - Apple history unbound http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-25031 Apple Tidbits : Spotlight forgotten? Use it as an Application launcher - Apple history unbound Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:24:54 +0000 http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-25031 [...] name and hit enter when you’re happy with the result. iUseApple.com even suggests enhancing Spotlight’s results to display only applications by configuring it via System [...] […] name and hit enter when you’re happy with the result. iUseApple.com even suggests enhancing Spotlight’s results to display only applications by configuring it via System […]

]]> By: Jon http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-24624 Jon Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:14:39 +0000 http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-24624 This is definitely useful as is the expanded Spotlight feature Mike described. Nice tips. Thanks! This is definitely useful as is the expanded Spotlight feature Mike described. Nice tips. Thanks!

]]> By: Murphy http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-24090 Murphy Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:23:20 +0000 http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-24090 I agree with Steve. There are tons of people out there that would NEVER know about this, along with plenty of other basics the rest of us take for granted. In Tiger, you had to hit Command Return to select the top hit in Spotlight. It's definitely more useful in Leopard. I agree with Steve. There are tons of people out there that would NEVER know about this, along with plenty of other basics the rest of us take for granted.

In Tiger, you had to hit Command Return to select the top hit in Spotlight. It’s definitely more useful in Leopard.

]]> By: steveblue http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-24048 steveblue Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:33:17 +0000 http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-24048 Sure Mike, this is a basic tip. Sometimes I just like to write about the actions I take for granted. You'd be surprised how many people I've tutored in their homes don't know about Spotlight. I'll post something more advanced soon. Sure Mike, this is a basic tip. Sometimes I just like to write about the actions I take for granted. You’d be surprised how many people I’ve tutored in their homes don’t know about Spotlight. I’ll post something more advanced soon.

]]> By: Mike http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-24034 Mike Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:09:27 +0000 http://iuseapple.com/blog/apple-how-to/beginner-os-x/2008/02/19/use-spotlight-as-an-application-launcher/#comment-24034 This is a really basic tip, don't you think? It is what Spotlight is used for. Here's one for you: [opt][cmd][space] opens an advances Spotlight window, effectively replacing the [windows][e] shortcut all us ex-XP users miss so badly. This is a really basic tip, don’t you think? It is what Spotlight is used for. Here’s one for you: [opt][cmd][space] opens an advances Spotlight window, effectively replacing the [windows][e] shortcut all us ex-XP users miss so badly.

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