Chapter 7. Launching Applications Fast

Ready to open an application on your computer? You know the drill. Click the application’s icon on the Dock or—if it’s not there—open the Applications folder, find the application, and then double-click the icon. Ditto for documents, songs, preference panes, system services, and just about anything else you can open on your Mac.

But what if there were a shortcut? With a type of tool called an application launcher, there is. Just as keyboard shortcuts help you perform actions nearly instantaneously and window management utilities take the work out of switching between applications and windows, application launchers make opening applications and files a piece of cake. Using only the keyboard, you’ll be able ...

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