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Search with Spotlight

  1. Click in the upper-right corner of the menu bar, or press Command-Space bar.
  2. Enter what you want to find. You can search for something like “apple store” or “emails from emily”.
  3. To open an item from the results list, double-click the item. Or to quickly look through the results, use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys.

Search by file type or location

  • To search by file type, use the word “kind” and the file type. For example, type “kind:folders” or “kind:audio”.
  • To show the location of a file on your Mac, choose the file from the results list, then press and hold Command. The file’s location appears at the bottom of the preview. To open the file’s location, press Command-R.
  • To see all the results from your Mac in the Finder, scroll to the bottom of the results list, then double-click “Show all in Finder.”

Get definitions, calculations, and conversions

Spotlight can show you dictionary definitions, calculations, measurement conversions, and more. Find out more ways to search with Spotlight.

Here are examples of what you can do:

  • To get a definition, enter a word or phrase, then click the result in the Definition section.
  • To get a calculation, enter something like “2+2” in the search field.
  • To convert measurements, enter something like 25 lbs or “32 ft to meters”.

Find movie showtimes, weather, and nearby places

You can use Spotlight to search for movie showtimes, weather, and places near you.

Here are examples of what you can do:

  • To get showtimes, enter the name of the movie that you want to see. To see what's playing near you, enter “showtimes.”
  • To get local weather information, enter “weather.”
  • To find restaurants near you, enter something like “places to eat,” then click a result in the Maps section.

Learn more

  • Rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac.
  • Use Search on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Spotlight features might vary by country or region.

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Keep notes, lists, and even pictures in sticky notes on your desktop. You see the notes whenever the Stickies app on your Mac is open.

Important: When you first open the Stickies app after upgrading to macOS Catalina or later, follow the onscreen instructions to import any notes you may have had in the Stickies widget in Dashboard.

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Create a note

  1. In the Stickies app on your Mac, choose File > New Note.

  2. Enter text. To add a picture or PDF, drag a file to your note.

    Your content is saved automatically. The first line of the note is shown in the title bar when you collapse the note.

  3. To customize your note, do any of the following:

    • Change the note color: Choose a color from the Color menu.

    • Change text formatting: Choose Font > Show Fonts. Select text, then use the Fonts window to format it.

    • Make the note semi-transparent: Choose Window > Translucent.

    • Keep the note in front of other windows: Choose Window > Float on Top.

Tip: If you like how you formatted and customized a note, you can use it as a default template. Select the note, then choose Window > Use as Default.

Add a list to a note

In the Stickies app on your Mac, do any of the following:

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  • Add a list: Press Option-Tab, enter your first item, then press Return.

  • End a list (and add a regular paragraph): Click at the end of the last list item, then press Return twice.

  • Increase list level: Click a line in the list, then press Tab.

  • Decrease list level: Click a line in the list, then press Shift-Tab.

  • Format a list: Control-click in the list, then choose List. You can change the bullet type.

Find text in notes

  1. In the Stickies app on your Mac, choose Edit > Find > Find, then type text in the Find field.

    You can also select text, then choose Edit > Find > Use Selection for Find.

  2. To refine your search, you can:

    • Select the current note or all notes.

    • Deselect Ignore Case to find text that exactly matches the capitalization of your search term.

  3. Press Return to start the search.

    Click Previous or Next to move to another match.

Note: You can also find and replace text. Enter the text in the Replace With field, then choose one of the Replace options.

View notes

In the Stickies app on your Mac, do any of the following:

  • Arrange a note manually: Click the top of a note and drag the note where you want it.

  • Group multiple notes: Choose Window > Arrange By, then choose an option.

  • Keep a note in front of other windows: Choose Window > Float on Top.

  • Make a note semi-transparent: Choose Window > Translucent.

  • Collapse or expand a note: Double-click the title bar.

  • Change the size of a note: Drag the note’s edge (top, bottom, or sides). To maximize the note, click the triangle in the top-right corner. Click it again to reduce the note to its original size.

  • See note information: Hold the pointer over a collapsed note—you see when the note was created and last edited.

If you don’t see your note, verify that the Stickies app is still open. When Stickies is closed, notes don’t appear on your desktop.

Import or export notes

You can import a text file as a single note into Stickies or export a note from Stickies as a text file. You can also export all your notes from the Stickies app and import them into the Notes app, where you can write and organize notes in a single window and see your notes on all your devices.

In the Stickies app on your Mac, do any of the following:

  • Import or export a single note: Choose File > Import Text or File > Export Text.

    You can import and export notes in common formats such as plain text, RTF, and RTFD (includes graphics). When you export text, you can choose where to save the file.

  • Export all notes from Stickies to Notes: Choose File > Export All to Notes, then click Export All.

    All your notes are imported to Notes into the Imported Notes folder, which contains subfolders for each color of note. (Your notes also remain in Stickies.)

Delete a note

  • Click the box in the top-left corner, then click Delete Note.