In this case, the default application is the Preview app (as indicated by the Preview icon in the top right of Spotlight Search bar). If you double tap on the file in search results the file will be opened in the default application. You can use Up and Down buttons to move between the files and see the contents in the preview. After you type in the name of the file and hit Enter the Spotlight Search will display for any file which matches the text pattern you entered in the search bar.Īs you can see on the screenshot below the results window consists of two parts: a list of files found on the left side and a preview pane on the right. In this bar, you can type the name of the application if you need to launch one or the name of the lost file. This will bring up a Spotlight Search bar. Just press Command key and while holding it hit the Spacebar button.
Spotlight Search provides the easiest way of searching for files and folders. Say “Find document ” and the name of the doc Hit Command-F and type filename in Search Bar Hit Command-Spacebar and type the filename There are 4 applications that you can use to find a file on Mac: Application This tutorial will discuss all possible ways of searching for files on any Mac. More often the files were not lost they just don’t know how to find files on Mac. Apple forums are full with people asking advices on how to find a lost files that they have been working with for a long time.
