#osx mac

After using OS X for a while, I want to make a quick post on Spotlight. 

I think Spotlight is an amazing built-in function of OS X. For those who don't know, it is the search icon on the top right of Macs and can be activated with cmd+space shortcut.

The most basic use for it is launching programs and searching for files. As a result, I always have my dock hidden because I don't need to click on anything to launch a program. This benefits me by letting me stretch my browser to the bottom of the screen to maximize viewing space.

In addition, searches for files are super fast and you can use a combination of operators like AND, OR, NOT, kind:, modified:, etc to make it more specific. Once you located the file in Spotlight, you can copy it with cmd+C, alias it, or open in Finder by pressing cmd+Enter.

Finally, Spotlight lets you do quick calculations and look up word definitions by default. You can copy the result of the calculations by highlighting it and pressing cmd+C.