Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-15 Thread Chris Blouch
I checked mine and documents was already checked. I would think they would set spotlight to search documents by default. That seems like the primary use case for it. CB Ryan Mann wrote: If you're going to use Spotlight to quickly find documents, make sure the documents category is checked

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-15 Thread Carolyn
I go in for a training session. In the mean time, keep those fingers scramblin':) Carolyn - Original Message - From: Eric Caron To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 10:13 AM Subject: Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder Hi list, I

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-15 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, why don't you just press control F3 to go to the doc? hth On Jul 15, 2010, at 12:13 PM, Eric Caron wrote: Hi list, I set up short cut keys for both getting to the desk top and the doc with keyboard commander. When I press the keys I assigned I jump to the desk top or doc from

shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Donna Goodin
I have a vague recollection that someone once said there is a shortcut key for opening the documents folder, something similar to VO_D for going to the Dock. Is there such a key? Having to open my hard disk, and then go through all the folders till I get to documents is really getting on my

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread michael babcock
you can do vo+H to open the home folder, but I don't know of one to go to the documents folder. On Jul 14, 2010, at 5:18 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: I have a vague recollection that someone once said there is a shortcut key for opening the documents folder, something similar to VO_D for going

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
a vague recollection that someone once said there is a shortcut key for opening the documents folder, something similar to VO_D for going to the Dock. Is there such a key? Having to open my hard disk, and then go through all the folders till I get to documents is really getting on my nerves

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Matthew Campbell
there is a shortcut key for opening the documents folder, something similar to VO_D for going to the Dock. Is there such a key? Having to open my hard disk, and then go through all the folders till I get to documents is really getting on my nerves, and it seems like if you open documents from

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Chris Moore
Donna, Use Command + TAB to switch to the finder appl, then press command + shift + O and that will open the documents folder. Chris On 14 Jul 2010, at 14:18, Donna Goodin wrote: I have a vague recollection that someone once said there is a shortcut key for opening the documents folder

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Donna Goodin
don't know of one to go to the documents folder. On Jul 14, 2010, at 5:18 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: I have a vague recollection that someone once said there is a shortcut key for opening the documents folder, something similar to VO_D for going to the Dock. Is there such a key? Having

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Donna Goodin
. HTH Matt On 2010-07-14, at 9:18 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: I have a vague recollection that someone once said there is a shortcut key for opening the documents folder, something similar to VO_D for going to the Dock. Is there such a key? Having to open my hard disk, and then go through

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Donna Goodin
there is a shortcut key for opening the documents folder, something similar to VO_D for going to the Dock. Is there such a key? Having to open my hard disk, and then go through all the folders till I get to documents is really getting on my nerves, and it seems like if you open documents from

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Michael Busboom
shift h to open your home or user folder and then go to docs from there. If there is an easier way I'd be happy to know of it my self. HTH Matt On 2010-07-14, at 9:18 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: I have a vague recollection that someone once said there is a shortcut key for opening the documents

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Donna Goodin
Goodin wrote: I have a vague recollection that someone once said there is a shortcut key for opening the documents folder, something similar to VO_D for going to the Dock. Is there such a key? Having to open my hard disk, and then go through all the folders till I get to documents is really

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Donna Goodin
, Donna Goodin wrote: I have a vague recollection that someone once said there is a shortcut key for opening the documents folder, something similar to VO_D for going to the Dock. Is there such a key? Having to open my hard disk, and then go through all the folders till I get

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread sister Heather Albright
I have not received my mac yet but was wondering if you have a run command and you can type the drive with the folder and the name of the file. For example: in windows you can do windows run to run and c:/folder name / name of file. I was just wondering because that is how I get to my files

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Chris Blouch
, Use Command + TAB to switch to the finder appl, then press command + shift + O and that will open the documents folder. Chris On 14 Jul 2010, at 14:18, Donna Goodin wrote: I have a vague recollection that someone once said there is a shortcut key for opening the documents folder

RE: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Blake Sinnett
for opening documents folder Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:19:07 -0500 I have not received my mac yet but was wondering if you have a run command and you can type the drive with the folder and the name of the file. For example: in windows you can do windows run to run and c:/folder name / name

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Chris Blouch
Even better, you can do command-space which brings up spotlight and just type a few characters of the file you're wanting. It will then, more or less instantly, show a list of matches. You can navigate this list to get to the specific file. Search on Windows was always horribly slow to the

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread sister Heather Albright
Thanks everyone, I wrote that down! I get my computer I think on Monday! Heather -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Donna Goodin
recollection that someone once said there is a shortcut key for opening the documents folder, something similar to VO_D for going to the Dock. Is there such a key? Having to open my hard disk, and then go through all the folders till I get to documents is really getting on my nerves, and it seems

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Carolyn
recollection that someone once said there is a shortcut key for opening the documents folder, something similar to VO_D for going to the Dock. Is there such a key? Having to open my hard disk, and then go through all the folders till I get to documents is really getting on my nerves

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Jeffrey Shockley
once said there is a shortcut key for opening the documents folder, something similar to VO_D for going to the Dock. Is there such a key? Having to open my hard disk, and then go through all the folders till I get to documents is really getting on my nerves, and it seems like if you open

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Teresa Cochran
key for opening the documents folder, something similar to VO_D for going to the Dock. Is there such a key? Having to open my hard disk, and then go through all the folders till I get to documents is really getting on my nerves, and it seems like if you open documents from the dock, you

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Sarah Alawami
of it my self. HTH Matt On 2010-07-14, at 9:18 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: I have a vague recollection that someone once said there is a shortcut key for opening the documents folder, something similar to VO_D for going to the Dock. Is there such a key? Having to open my hard disk, and then go

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Carolyn
Ok, I thought Vo/d was the doc? H. I'd better study this one again. :) Carolyn - Original Message - From: Teresa Cochran To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 1:03 PM Subject: Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder Well, I can use

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Donna Goodin
again. :) Carolyn - Original Message - From: Teresa Cochran To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 1:03 PM Subject: Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder Well, I can use two keystrokes total: VO-D to go to the desktop, then command-shift-o

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Carolyn
Thanks Donna. Thought I was forgetting the basics already:) Carolyn - Original Message - From: Donna Goodin To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 2:25 PM Subject: Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder Hi Carolyn, VO-D is the dock

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Mary Otten
Is there a special setting to enable command shift d to go to the desktop? It doesn't work here. Of course, command shift d is the send again when in mail, but I just tried it while in ITunes and while in the doc and it didn't do anything. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Sarah Alawami
Not that I'm aware of. you have to do it only from with in the finder. that's where these commands work only from the finder. S On Jul 14, 2010, at 1:51 PM, Mary Otten wrote: Is there a special setting to enable command shift d to go to the desktop? It doesn't work here. Of course, command

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Chris Moore
command shift D in the finder opens up a window called desktop. I wonder if a keyboard commander key could be created to open up the documents folder (or any folder for that matter) then you would not have to be in the finder to open the docs folder. On 14 Jul 2010, at 22:25, Sarah Alawami

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Sarah Alawami
I'll have to play with it. Hmm. Thanks for the idea. S On Jul 14, 2010, at 2:30 PM, Chris Moore wrote: command shift D in the finder opens up a window called desktop. I wonder if a keyboard commander key could be created to open up the documents folder (or any folder for that matter)

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Ryan Mann
If you're going to use Spotlight to quickly find documents, make sure the documents category is checked under Spotlight preferences. I kept wondering why it didn't find my grocery list, then I opened Spotlight preferences and saw that the documents category was unchecked. On Jul 14, 2010, at

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Teresa Cochran
, July 14, 2010 1:03 PM Subject: Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder Well, I can use two keystrokes total: VO-D to go to the desktop, then command-shift-o to go into documents. (Desktop is already a Finder window.) Teresa On Jul 14, 2010, at 6:42 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: Oh