Spotlight (System Preferences)

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The Spotlight System Preference appears as of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and is used to configure, fine-tune and adjust settings for Spotlight in the Mac OS.

[edit] Tabs

The Spotlight System Preference is divided into two tabs. There are two universal settings present in both tabs: keyboard shortcuts for the Spotlight menu and for the Spotlight window.

[edit] Search Results

In the Search Results tab, the user can choose which categories Spotlight should seek through.

Fourteen categories are available; each category can be turned on and off individually.

[edit] Privacy

Folders and disks which appear in the locations list (which can be added by clicking the "+" button or by dragging items into the list) will not be searched by Spotlight.

You can also remove items by choosing the item and clicking "-".

System Preferences panels

.Mac | Accounts | Appearance | Bluetooth | Classic | CDs & DVDs | ColorSync | Dashboard & Exposé | Date & Time | Desktop | Desktop & Screen Saver | Displays | Dock | Energy Saver | Exposé | General | Ink | International | Internet | iTools | Keyboard | Keyboard & Mouse | Login | Monitors | Mouse | My Account | Network | Password | Print & Fax | QuickTime | Screen Effects | Screen Saver | Security | Sharing | Software Update | Sound | Speech | Spotlight | Startup Disk | Universal Access | Users Notes: Items in bold indicate panels of System Preferences which still exist today (Mac OS X 10.4). Items in italics are only available if the corresponding peripheral or software is installed. This list does not include third-party preference panels.