The Search Field

The Finder’s Search field appears in the top-right corner of a Finder window’s toolbar (Figure 1). You can use it to initiate a search based on item name or contents. Simply enter a word or phrase in the field and Mac OS X displays a list of matches.

Figure 1. The Search field appears in the toolbar of a Finder window.

✓ Tip

  • A window’s toolbar must be displayed to use the Search field. If the toolbar is not displayed, click the toolbar control button (Figure 1) to display it.

To find files with the Search field

1.
Click in the Search field of a Finder window to position the blinking insertion point ...

Get Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Visual QuickStart Guide now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.