How to search for files by keyword in Spotlight on macOS

Start your search on your Mac in Spotlight or in a Finder window.

1. In Spotlight: Open Spotlight , enter your search term in the search field, then click Search in Finder at the bottom of the search results.
2. In a Finder window: Enter your search term in the search field, then press Return.

1. How do you search for specific files on a Mac?
2. How do I do a Spotlight search in Word on a Mac?
3. How do you search for keywords on a Mac?
4. How do I do a Spotlight search in Word?
5. What is the shortcut for Spotlight search on Mac?
6. How do I search for all jpegs on Mac?
7. How do I do a Spotlight search on a Mac?
8. How do you set up Spotlight search on a Mac?
9. How do I do an advanced search on Mac?
10. How do I search for keywords on my computer?
11. How do you search for keywords?
12. How do you search for a word quickly?

How do you search for specific files on a Mac?

How to find files on your Mac using Finder

1. Finder is always automatically open on your Mac. ...
2. Type your search term into the search box. ...
3. As you type, a menu will pop down that says "Name Matches." If you know that what you searched for is in the name of the file you need, choose this option. ...
4. You can also search by date.

How do I do a Spotlight search in Word on a Mac?

1. You can use Spotlight search on your Mac by clicking on the magnifying glass in the upper-right corner of your screen or using a keyboard command.
2. Once Spotlight search is open, enter a word or phrase into the search bar and search results will automatically populate.

How do you search for keywords on a Mac?

Search the current webpage

1. In the Safari app on your Mac, press Command-F.
2. Type a word or phrase in the search field that appears in the top-right corner. To see the next occurrence on the page, click the Next button to the left of the field.

How do I do a Spotlight search in Word?

Search with Spotlight

Click in the top right-hand corner of the menu bar, or press Command-Space bar. Enter what you want to find. You can search for something like “Apple Store” or “emails from emily”.

What is the shortcut for Spotlight search on Mac?

Command–Space bar: Show or hide the Spotlight search field. To perform a Spotlight search from a Finder window, press Command–Option–Space bar. (If you use multiple input sources to type in different languages, these shortcuts change input sources instead of showing Spotlight.

How do I search for all jpegs on Mac?

Click on the + button, then select “Kind” and “Image” from the dropdown menus. Click on the plus button at the top right corner to start searching for images. In the search bar that appears, select Kind in the left dropdown, and Image on the right. After you do that, you will see a list of all images stored on your Mac ...

How do I do a Spotlight search on a Mac?

Use Spotlight on your Mac

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 things like 'apple store' or 'emails from emily'.
3. To open an item from the results list, double-click the item. Or to look through the results quickly, use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys.

How do you set up Spotlight search on a Mac?

Set Spotlight Search Results Preferences

1. Click the System Preferences icon in the Dock, and then click the Spotlight icon. ...
2. Click the Search Results tab. ...
3. Select the check boxes you want to include in the search results or clear the check boxes you don't want to include in the search results.

How do I do an advanced search on Mac?

Add criteria to a search

1. Start your search on your Mac in Spotlight or in a Finder window. ...
2. Click the Add button on the right side of the search window, below the search field.
3. Click the far-left pop-up menu, then choose or add search criteria. ...
4. Choose criteria from other pop-up menus that appear.

How do I search for keywords on my computer?

Hold the Ctrl keyboard key and press the F keyboard key (Ctrl+F) or right-click (click the right mouse button) somewhere on the article and select Find (in this article). This will bring up a text box to type search words into (see picture below).

How do you search for keywords?

When looking for a free keyword search solution, Google related searches are a great place to start. Enter a keyword or phrase into the search engine and scroll to the bottom of the page. There you'll see searches that Google has determined are closely associated with your target term.

How do you search for a word quickly?

To open the Find pane from the Edit View, press Ctrl+F, or click Home > Find. Find text by typing it in the Search the document for… box. Word Web App starts searching as soon as you start typing.