Mar 03
Select anything in apple apps and hit Shift+Apple Key+L, it’ll launch a google search for selected item. Works with most of the stuff but not everything.
Leopard Tricks Tips and Tools
Tips and Tricks for Apple’s Leopard operating system
March 3rd, 2008 at 10:49 am
If you do it in Mail, it flags the item
March 3rd, 2008 at 10:27 pm
why does it open Safari? My standard browser is Firefox.
Its the same with Microsoft you can’t get rid of the OS browsers.
But its a nice tip. -thank you
March 4th, 2008 at 2:32 am
er, I have a new imac with the new ‘wafer thin keyboard’….. cant see an Apple key!
March 4th, 2008 at 4:51 am
@ Cliveports
i have the new imac and the keyboard, dont worry, it isnt just you, apple swapped it for the cmd button (left of space-bar) try the cmd button instead…
March 4th, 2008 at 5:08 am
they just took the apple off the command key. it was always the command key, in earlier models it had an apple on it.
March 5th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
doesnt work for me,
right mouse click and google search does work. sure its L?
March 6th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Is it possible to search with one of the regional google sites, rather than main google?
I’m in New Zealand and sometimes like to limit searches to here.