How to use Spotlight Search on Mac to quickly go to a web site – and a BONUS TIP!

I’m always looking for shortcuts to get my work done faster on my Mac. So, it was out of the blue when I tried the below, and it actually worked!

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Suppose you need to get to a web site quickly.  Sure, you can manually open Safari and type in a URL.  But then I thought ‘there HAS to be a faster way.’

Just do the below:

• Activate Spotlight Search on your Mac (usually [Command]+[Spacebar]).
• Now type in the web site you wish to go to (such as https://www.amazon.com).
• Safari will open and go to the web site that you’ve typed in.
• That’s it. 

BONUS TIP:

Suppose you want to do a quick calculation without using the calculator?  Again, use Spotlight Search!

• Activate Spotlight Search.
• Enter a math problem (such as 42+23)
• It will give you the answer of 65 right on the search bar, plus other related information for those numbers.
• That’s it.

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