G'day Neil. Thanks for that tip. You weren't alone. I didn't know that trick and, like you, I organise into many and various folders, sub-folders, etc. Just followed your help and hey presto, there it was. Like your good self, I'm still happily using Snow Leopard.
Now I just have to remember the names of the folders!!!! Regards, Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) On 26/01/2012, at 11:34 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: > Stuart, > > I am on Snow Leopard myself so, yes, it is a Snow Leopard feature: > > Pick a file you have open and "save as" in the "save as" dialogue box that > opens there is a search box (with the magnifying glass icon in it) in the > top right corner - start typing in this box and it becomes a spotlight type > search (that is matched items are shown as you type) when you see the folder > you want: > > If you select the folder you can see its path - very useful if you have more > than one folder with the name - eg if you file things by the year you may > have several folders called, say, 2009/10 but filed in different spots and > holding different content > > When you have identified the correct folder you can double-click that folder > and you are back in the normal "save as" dialogue box but now in the folder > you want - so just hit save. > > Works for me ;o) > > > Cheers > > > Neil > -- > Neil R. Houghton > Albany, Western Australia > Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 > Email: n...@possumology.com > > > > > > on 26/1/12 10:34 AM, Stuart Breden at bred...@highway1.biz wrote: > >> Neil, this does not appear to be a Snow Leopard feature. >> >> Only a Lion feature? If so then I for one will use it as I have nested >> folders as well and it is tiresome finding the level folder to save the >> document. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Stuart Breden >> PO Box 132 >> Kalamunda WA 6926 >> Ph: (08) 9257 1577 >> Mbl: 0417 053 266 >> >> Please consider the environment before printing this email >> >> >> >> >> On 24/01/2012, at 9:36 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: >> >>> This one falls into the "obvious when you think about it" category - so many >>> of you will think "doesn't everyone know that" - but it never occurred to me >>> until today! ;o) >>> >>> Being a Mac user from way before spotlight searches were introduced, I got >>> into the habit of sorting all my documents into folders, then the folders >>> into folders, and so on. Over the years that leads to several levels of >>> nested folders - I know some of you will identify with this obsessive need >>> for order ;o) >>> >>> This works very well for me (and spotlight is always there if I forget where >>> I filed something). It can however be a minor annoyance when using, for >>> example, the "save as" dialogue and having to navigate through the various >>> folders/levels to get to the appropriate folder to file a new document. I >>> tend to put the folders where I am always working into the finder sidebar - >>> so it is easy to go straight to them - it is the other folders, several >>> layers down, which take a few clicks to get there. >>> >>> Then, today, I noticed that the "save as" dialogue box also incorporates the >>> "search" window - so I just put in the name of the folder I wanted to get to >>> and took the "save" process straight there - sweet! >>> >>> As I say, pretty "obvious when you think about it" - but it took me a while >>> to think of it - so it may just help someone else ;o) >>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> >>> >>> Neil >>> -- >>> Neil R. Houghton >>> Albany, Western Australia >>> Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 >>> Email: n...@possumology.com >>> > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
