Category Archives: Tip of the Day

The Tip of the Day is a quick, useful tip for learning and mastering your Mac.

Run a Mail Search on Any Contact in Address Book

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Tony

Control + Click on any contact in Address Book.   Choose Spotlight.  In Spotlight window (upper right corner) after name insert “kind:mail” without quotation marks.  This returns all email messages of that contact.

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Character Symbols (▲ ♢ ♡ $) in Mail

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Tony

In Apple’s Mail App choose Edit and scroll down to Special Characters.

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Which Calculator do You Use ?

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Tony

Applications > Calculator > View  (for Basic – Scientific – Programmer).   Then try Convert for Currency – Speed – Temperature – Weights & Measures, and seven more conversion types.

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Rearrange System Preferences

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Tony

If you have trouble finding the Preference you are looking for, go to System Preferences >View>Organize Alphabetically.  This changes the preferences from categories to alpha order.

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30 Days of URLs

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Tony

When in Safari click on History > Show All History.

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