UGN InfoManager: Find Files Without Opening Them (Mac)

This tip comes from the SmallDog newsletter.
As you know, it is easy to find a file using Spotlight in Mac OS X 10.4.x or 10.5.x. But one problem is that if you just click on the file name when it is found, the file will be opened.

In the newsletter, Ed says that sometimes he doesn't want the file to open:

"Instead, I might want to email the file, put it on a flash drive, or burn it to a CD.

Here's how to easily find a file in Spotlight without actually opening it. First, enter the name or type of the file in the Spotlight search bar. Once the results appear in the menu, hold down the Command key, then click on the file. This will close Spotlight and open a Finder window showing where your file is stored.

Or, if you do want to keep Spotlight open, click on the file in the Spotlight menu, and press Command-R. This will open a Finder window with the file selected, leaving the Spotlight menu open.

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