Sometimes, if your Mac doesn’t recognize a file type as something that one of its programs can handle, or if you want a specific file type to always open in a specific program, Mac OS X Lion might need a little help from you. Mac OS X Lion lets you specify the application in which you want to open a document in the future when you double-click it. Suppose that you want all .tif graphic files that usually open in Preview to open instead in Pixelmator, a more capable third-party program
More than that, you can specify that you want all documents of that type to open with the specified application. “Where is this magic bullet hidden?” you ask. Right there in the file’s Info window.
OK, I finally figured it out with the following approach: Open finder to the top-level directory you wish to search; Press ⌘ + F; From the search menu options, on the left, choose other; Click the checkbox under the In Menu column for file extension from the popup window and close the popup window by pressing OK; Select file extension from the search menu; Type your file extension in the. Use Mac OS X Spotlight search to find missing files The first point of call for many people is to open Spotlight and look for the file: Press Command-Space to open Spotlight.
Here’s how you do it:
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- Click one of the files in the Finder.
- Choose File→Get Info (Command+I).
- In the Info window, click the gray triangle to disclose the Open With pane.
- From the pop-up menu, choose an application that Mac OS X believes will open this document type.
- (Optional) If you click the Change All button at the bottom of the Open With pane, you make Pixelmator the new default application for all .tif files that would otherwise be opened in Preview.Notice the handy alert that appears when you click the Change All button and how nicely it explains what will happen if you click Continue.
From the pop-up menu, choose an application that Mac OS X believes will open this document type. (Optional) If you click the Change All button at the bottom of the Open With pane, you make Pixelmator the new default application for all.tif files that would otherwise be opened in Preview. A MAC file contains a macro, which may be created by various programs, such as UltraEdit, Minitab, and Cabrilog Cabri Geometry II.It contains a list of commands in plain text that are used to perform functions in the respective application. MAC files can be opened by the programs that created them. Start a Finder search. There are several ways to access Spotlight via the Finder.
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Although the Search box on your MacBook Finder toolbar is all you usually need to find most files and folders, sometimes you need a little more flexibility and power to locate what you need on your system. To do so, add the Find controls, which you can use to create custom searches with more complex criteria. To locate a file by using the Find controls, follow these steps:
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- With the Finder active, display the Find controls by pressing Command+F (or choose File from the Finder menu and then choose Find).Mac OS X displays the controls that you see here.
- Click the buttons at the top of the list to specify where you want to search.You can choose This Mac (your entire system, including network volumes) or a local volume.
- To search for a specific filename, click the first pop-up menu in the Search Criteria strip at the top of the window and choose Name; then type all or part of the filename in the Contains box.Lion automatically begins searching as soon as you type at least one character.After you locate the file or folder that you need, click the entry name to reveal the location of the matching file or folder in the path bar at the bottom of the window. You can also double-click it to launch (or display) it.
- If you want to search for a text string within the document itself, click the first pop-up menu in a row, choose Contents, and then type the string to match in the box.The text must appear just as you’ve typed it, so it’s always a good idea to restrict what you’re searching for to a minimum of words that you’re fairly sure will cause a match. (Content searching is not case sensitive, though.) Content searching works only when you’ve generated an index.
- To include additional search criteria lines, click the button with the plus sign next to the last criterion line.You can limit your results based on all sorts of rules, including the date that the file or folder was last modified, when it was created, the file type, the size, the extension, or whether the file or folder is marked visible or hidden (such as a system file).You can also remove a search criterion line by clicking the button with the minus sign.
- To save the search criteria that you selected, click Save.This creates a Smart Folder, which (you’re gonna lovethis) Lion automatically updates (in real time) to contain whatever items match the criteria you’ve saved! You can specify the location for your Smart Folder, and you can choose to add it to your Finder Sidebar for the ultimate convenience. Sweet.
- When you’re done canvassing your computer, click the Back button in the Find dialog to return to the Finder.