Spotlight
Get info on a found item in the Spotlight menu
08/27/2010
After using the Spotlight menu to locate an item, to get info on it, select it with the arrow keys then press Command-I.
Use Spotlight to search for exact phrases in documents
06/09/2010
In the Finder, use Spotlight to search for an exact phrase within documents by putting the phrase in quotes when doing a Spotlight search.
Go to an item's location from the Spotlight menu
04/16/2010
Hold down the Command key while clicking on a found item in the Spotlight menu to go directly to the item in the Finder, instead of opening it.
Specify Spotlight's default seach location
02/14/2010
In Snow Leopard, set Spotlight's default search location (search this Mac, the current folder, or the previous search location) via Finder > Prefs > Advanced.
Navigate quickly through the Spotlight menu
02/01/2010
When searching with the Spotlight menu, use the Command and up/down arrows to quickly jump between the found item categories.