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<blockquote data-quote="IWT" data-source="post: 1647700" data-attributes="member: 83420"><p>Hi MontyMo</p><p></p><p>Jake has answered your question. But I thought I should just mention that if you really wanted to, you can use Spotlight to open an app without going anywhere near the applications folder.</p><p></p><p>Firstly, go into System Preferences, then Spotlight. This will open a box. Click on "Search Results" though it probably defaults to that anyway. This allows you to arrange the order in which Spotlight searches your Mac's content. Drag "Applications" to the top of the list and sort out the other options according to your needs. Close out.</p><p></p><p>Now, from anywhere on your Mac, hit Cmd + Spacebar. This opens Spotlight top right of your screen. Start typing the first letters of the app—eg, saf and hit Enter. Safari will open. Or tex and Text Edit will open and so on.</p><p></p><p>Some people find this a quick way of opening an app.</p><p></p><p>As far as Spotlight searches are concerned, I've abandoned Spotlight for EasyFind, a really excellent alternative.</p><p></p><p>Ian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IWT, post: 1647700, member: 83420"] Hi MontyMo Jake has answered your question. But I thought I should just mention that if you really wanted to, you can use Spotlight to open an app without going anywhere near the applications folder. Firstly, go into System Preferences, then Spotlight. This will open a box. Click on "Search Results" though it probably defaults to that anyway. This allows you to arrange the order in which Spotlight searches your Mac's content. Drag "Applications" to the top of the list and sort out the other options according to your needs. Close out. Now, from anywhere on your Mac, hit Cmd + Spacebar. This opens Spotlight top right of your screen. Start typing the first letters of the app—eg, saf and hit Enter. Safari will open. Or tex and Text Edit will open and so on. Some people find this a quick way of opening an app. As far as Spotlight searches are concerned, I've abandoned Spotlight for EasyFind, a really excellent alternative. Ian [/QUOTE]
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