So, for example, if you want to search Google, type “google” followed by your search term(s) and hit return. Web Search: Alfred has several web searches already built in. No more searching Finder for documents or other files. (See this link for more detailed instructions on Spotlight comments and Alfred).įile Search: Simply type “open” or “find” (or type the apostrophe) and Alfred will search for files on your Mac. For example, for Nisus Writer Pro I used the abbreviation “nwp.” Alfred sees those letters and launches Nisus with lightning speed. If you want to make application launching even simpler, locate the app in your applications folder, right click, choose “more info,” and in the Spotlight comments area, type a memorable abbreviation.
All you have to do is type a few letters of the application’s name and hit return. Configure the default results in Alfred’s preferences and you’re good to go.Īpplications: One of the best features of Alfred is its ability to launch applications. Alfred can search the contents of your Mac and find virtually anything. This is where you can set up Alfred to do your bidding.ĭefault Results. The free version of Alfred provides plenty of functionality, and if you don’t already have an application launcher on your Mac, you really must give Alfred a try. After you’ve launched Alfred for the first time, take a look at the app’s preferences. Once you invoke the hot key, a big window appears on your screen inviting you to search, launch, and conquer the known (and unknown) Mac universe.Īlfred (Free). You can get the app for free or purchase an additional Powerpack (see below) for more functions.Īlfred launches with a hot key (the default is option + space, but you can configure your own). It functions as a super-fast launcher, a search engine, a file finder, and so much more.
I suspect you’ll fall for him too.Īlfred by Running with Crayons, Ltd., is a productivity application for your Mac. He’s simply brilliant, and, since Valentine’s Day is almost here, I’d like to introduce you to my Mac’s newest love. He has a British accent, wears a cool top hat, and does everything I ask of him, quickly and without complaint. If you want Microsoft Word's power features without its bugs and clunky styles interface… if you work with people who use Word but don't want to use it yourself… if you loved and miss WriteNow or FrameMaker… then you will probably enjoy and appreciate Nisus Writer Pro.There’s a new man in my Mac’s life. And I've only begun to explore the powerful features of this delightful program. What would take hours in another program takes minutes using power search and NWP's styles. Book manuscript with hundreds of comments and tracked changes transfer smoothly.Īs an editor, I use power search + styles to quickly fix and standardize other people's badly formatted Word documents, including book-length manuscripts. Interchangeability with Word documents is excellent. Power search is amazing: you can find every instances of bold italic 12-point Arial text in a book-length document *simultaneously,* then apply a character or paragraph style to all those instances with one click. Paragraph and character styles are superbly implemented, and very fast and easy to use. Simple enough to just use powerful enough to do all kinds of amazing things.
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