Feb 05
I received an attachment via E-mail and wanted to print it straight away.
1. So, I saved the document.
2. Selected it in Finder (not opened it) in Space 2
3. Then used the “File > Print” in Finder
4. The document was opened and printed
5. My word processor closed automatically again
In the meanwhile I was working on a document in a different Space.
February 8th, 2010 at 4:09 am
Thanks for this one! (The other posters are too jaded.)
February 8th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Sure Thomas, you are right. Once one knows the way, it isn’t exiting anymore.
I use this option for a long period myself, but recently (by doing so) I run into a huge bug (with one of the best word processor). I wanted to print a document (as described), but the word processor got into a loop. Only a Force Quit could stop it.
So I reported this bug and guess what! The developer replied to me that he was not aware of this function at all! For me this was the motivation to submit this little trick. I thought: ‘Maybe more people are not aware of it.’ At the end, this is were this site is all about, isn’t it?
Kind Regards, Hans
August 5th, 2011 at 6:46 pm
You can turn this into a keyboard shortcut in finder to save a few precious seconds:
Open System Preferences, and click on Keyboard
In Keyboard Preferences, go to the Keyboard Shortcuts tab
In the left-hand pane, click on Application Shortcuts
Click on the + (Plus) button below the panes
In the pullout menu that appears, select Finder from the Application dropdown menu item.
In the Menu Title field, type “Print” (without the quotes)
Click on the Keyboard Shortcut field, and press Command + P (this is just my preference, you can input any key combination that suits you)
Click the Add button, then close System Preferences.
Now you will be able to highlight any item in Finder, press Command+P and have it print. Handy as anything if you print things often