Just to add to Tim's excellent post, you can reach the Spotlight search box with Command-Space. Then type in your search string and you will receive a list of choices from which to choose.
Les On Jun 10, 2012, at 9:43 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > Items downloaded via Safari and other browsers normally are directed to the > Downloads folder in your Home Directory unless you tell the app otherwise. > Items downloaded through the App Store are normally placed directly into the > Applications folder. > > When on the Desktop, in the Finder or Open or Save dialogs, cmd-shift-a will > take you to the Applications folder. The quickest method to put something > onto the Dock is to select the Application, then press cmd-shift-t. You can > also get Apps to remain on the Dock if the app is open, finding its item on > the Dock, then opening its Contextual menu, going to Options and choosing > Keep in Dock. > > To remove apps, simply locate them in the Finder and then press cmd-delete. > This will put the Application package into the Trash. You can choose to > Empty the Trash right after if you like by pressing cmd-shift-delete. > > You can get Spotlight searches by pressing cmd-f or by pressing VO-m-m-m, > that is the letter "m" three times. Depending on what you enter into the > search criteria, you may end up with quite a few matches to your inquiry but > you can scroll through the list of matches then Interact with the Path List > to determine the location of the matched item. You can also just open the > desired item from the list of matches. > > HTH. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On 2012-06-10, at 7:24 PM, Kimsan wrote: > >> Ok, after not using the mac for a few months and used it all day today, I >> don't see myself having a problem navigating and making configurations when >> needed but of course I don't know all, which I am assuming not all knows all >> when it comes to the mac. Lol. >> I had tons of updates that I needed to install and I purchased pages, so >> here is my question where in the heck does it keep your downloads? I assume >> the downloads folder? Well, I did not see it in there. I want to put pages >> on the doc so I can access it easier/quicker but couldn't figure out how to >> place it on the doc, so can someone supply steps on how to do this? Someone >> told me to do a "spotlite search" when looking for something but how do I do >> a spotlite search? >> >> I am back on my windows machine for now until I can find out how to put the >> pages on the doc but will return to the mac tomorrow. Very fascinating >> machine! >> And I wanted to uninstall chrome so I can start from scratch with my macbook >> pro but I think I will just keep it. Finally, to go to the applications >> folder its command shift A right? If it is, that did not do anything for me. >> I can't wait until I can find someone to help me set up my win seven and mac >> to be used on one machine cuzz going back and forth drives me bonkers lol. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
