Hi guys I have always gotten in the habit of using spotlight most the time. I started doing that because my teacher at Apple when I took one to one showed me how to do that, and I got in the habit of it. I just press command space bar type a few letters,
And most of the time, they're idiots. Regards Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Dec 23, 2012, at 5:03 PM, Harry Hogue <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I always use the Dock for applications, etc. but I sue spotlight to open .xml > files from Bookshare, and to search for specific keywords I ma ybe looking > for. > > > Harry > > On Dec 23, 2012, at 3:51 PM, Agent086b <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks to you both for your feed back. I will try and more to the doc. >> Max. >> On 24/12/2012, at 8:21 AM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I think it's what you like, and neither the dock nor spotlight is better >>> than the other for opening apps or folders you use all the time. Spotlight >>> is a keystroke, a key or four, then the thing you want is almost always >>> first, at least for apps. The dock is a keystroke, a letter or two, then >>> enter. So the dock is a bit faster, but only if you've taken the time to >>> add what you want to it, which people don't always do. I tend to use the >>> dock more, but that's just me. >>> On Dec 23, 2012, at 4:15 PM, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> If you know exactly what your looking for, and its a file/folder/app you >>>> use often, I think the dock is a better way to go than spotlight. I say >>>> this because, your dock is customizable. You can just have what you want >>>> in there. So, for example, If I want to open garageband, I go to the dock >>>> with VO D and press the letter G and press enter. using spotlight, yes, >>>> the garageband app would more than likely show up in the results but, I'd >>>> probably have to type more than the letter G, and then I would have to >>>> actually sort through the results which would probably contain e-mails, >>>> files, and web sites I've visited. Now, If I was using a machine that >>>> wasn't my own or, I'm looking for a missed placed file or e-mail, I would >>>> certainly use spotlight. >>>> >>>> Ricardo Walker >>>> [email protected] >>>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>>> www.appletothecore.info >>>> >>>> On Dec 23, 2012, at 3:31 PM, Agent086b <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello all, I rarely see any mention of Spotlight search even in some very >>>>> good podcasts. I find Spotlight one of the most useful features since >>>>> moving to the Mac. I don't go to the dock that often I type the program I >>>>> wish to run and that I find is much quicker. Just was wondering what >>>>> others thought. >>>>> Max. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> 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 [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> 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 [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> 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 [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > 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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
