command-space can mean a few things: 1. Do a general search in spotlight. (this is what you are thinking of) 2. Switch keyboard internationalization 3. run launcher app if present. For this reason, and also because one can not directly navigate to options to customize the search I recommended the finder method.
Jon On 03/10/2010, Sarah Alawami <marri...@gmail.com> wrote: > I thought that cmd option space also brings up the search but I could be > mixing it up with something else. I don't use it all that often. > > take care. > On Oct 3, 2010, at 3:28 PM, Esther wrote: > >> Hi Louie, >> >> Jonathan's answer works (sorry, I was interrupted in typing my answer; I >> checked there wasn't a reply before I started). The only thing I would >> add is that you might want to navigate to the hard drive (or folder on the >> hard drive) that you want to limit your search to between steps 2 and 3. >> If you start at a specific location before you do your search with >> Command+F (which works as does Command+Option+F), one of the options to >> refine the search will let you select just that location. HTH. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On Oct 3, 2010, at Jonathan Cohn wrote: >> >>> Quick and simple. >>> >>> In finder: >>> 1. command-N (new window) >>> 2. command-shift-C (View computer) >>> 3. command-F (search) >>> >>> Once you put some search items into the search screen you will find >>> check box options on how to search. One of these should be to limit >>> the search to the selected item. >>> >>> Note: there is a good chance that step #1 above is not necessary. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Jon >>> >>> >>> On 03/10/2010, louie <louiem...@wavecable.com> wrote: >>>> Hi all, >>>> I have three hard drives connected to my Mac. >>>> I wand to just search one of these hard drives not the hole Mac. >>>> How do I do the search? >>>> Thanks for any info. >>>> >>>> louie >>>> louiem...@wavecable.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
