The Mac OS X with Snow Leopard Spotlight feature has its own pane within System Preferences. You can use it to help you customize Spotlight to search just the way you want to search. Click the System Preferences icon (look for the gears) in the Dock and then click the Spotlight icon (under Personal) to display these settings.

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1. Spotlight Search For Windows 10
2. Mac Spotlight For Windows

Spotlight Search For Windows 10

1. Spotlight is a system-wide desktop search feature of Apple's macOS and iOS operating systems. Spotlight is a selection-based search system, which creates an index of all items and files on the system.
2. The best way to disable or enable Spotlight search in Mac OS Sierra is by using Terminal. If you want to disable Spotlight search on OS X 10.4 and 10.5, read this guide.A main reason Apple users want to disable Spotlight search is because of mdworker, the software running Spotlight.
3. May 26, 2020  How to Use Search on iPhone & iPad with Spotlight. From being able to find apps on your device to searching literally anything on the web right from the comfort of your home screen, Spotlight has a lot to offer and is a great way to navigate the depths of an iPhone or iPad.

The Aqua interface unveiled first in iMovie and then in OS X 10.0 was stained glass in a world of Windows, and we have fond memories of trying to imitate it on PCs using theme apps such as. Spotlight is the lightning fast search engine built into the Mac, but some users may have noticed that once Spotlight has been summoned and a file search query is beginning to be typed, OS X freezes up, stalls, and beachballs for anywhere from 10-30 seconds for seemingly no apparent reason.

Click the Search Results tab to

• Determine which categories appear in the Spotlight menu and Results window: For example, if you don’t use any presentation software on your Mac, you can clear the check box next to Presentations to disable this category (thereby making more room for other categories that you will use).

• Determine the order that categories appear in the Spotlight menu and Results window: Drag the categories to the order in which you want them to appear in the Spotlight menu and window. For example, you could move the Documents and System Preferences categories to appear higher in the list if you use them most often.

• Specify the Spotlight menu and Spotlight Results window keyboard shortcuts: You can enable or disable either keyboard shortcut and choose the key combination from the pop-up menu.

Click the Privacy tab to specify disks and folders that should never be listed as results in a Spotlight search. The disks and folders that you add on this list won’t appear even if you are the one performing the search. (This is a great idea for folders and removable hard drives that you use to store sensitive information, such as medical records.)

To add locations that you want to keep private, click the Add button (bearing a plus sign) and navigate to the desired location. Click the location to select it and then click Choose. (Alternatively, you can drag folders or disks directly from a Finder window and drop them into the pane.)

Search with Spotlight

1. Click in the upper-right corner of the menu bar, or press Command-Space bar.
   
2. Enter what you want to find. You can search for something like “apple store” or “emails from emily”.
3. To open an item from the results list, double-click the item. Or to quickly look through the results, use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys.

Search by file type or location

• To search by file type, use the word “kind” and the file type. For example, type “kind:folders” or “kind:audio”.
• To show the location of a file on your Mac, choose the file from the results list, then press and hold Command. The file’s location appears at the bottom of the preview. To open the file’s location, press Command-R.
• To see all the results from your Mac in the Finder, scroll to the bottom of the results list, then double-click “Show all in Finder.”

Get definitions, calculations, and conversions

Spotlight can show you dictionary definitions, calculations, measurement conversions, and more. Find out more ways to search with Spotlight.

Here are examples of what you can do:

• To get a definition, enter a word or phrase, then click the result in the Definition section.
• To get a calculation, enter something like “2+2” in the search field.
• To convert measurements, enter something like 25 lbs or “32 ft to meters”.

Find movie showtimes, weather, and nearby places

You can use Spotlight to search for movie showtimes, weather, and places near you.

Here are examples of what you can do:

Mac Spotlight For Windows

• To get showtimes, enter the name of the movie that you want to see. To see what's playing near you, enter “showtimes.”
• To get local weather information, enter “weather.”
• To find restaurants near you, enter something like “places to eat,” then click a result in the Maps section.

Learn more

• Rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac.
• Use Search on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Spotlight features might vary by country or region.