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How to Use Leopards Spotlight as a Calculator
Posted October 27, 2007 at 6:04pm by iClarified
Mac OS X Spotlight can now be used as a calculator. This is a quick shortcut that can save you a lot of time. Follow these steps to try it:
Step One
Press Command+Space on your keyboard.
Step Two
Notice a spotlight search field will appear at the top right hand corner of your screen.
![How to Use Leopards Spotlight as a Calculator How to Use Leopards Spotlight as a Calculator](/images/tutorials/188/740/740.png)
Step Three
Instead of typing in a search term, type in an equation you would like to calculate.
Step Four
The spotlight popup window will expand lower to show you the answer to your equation.
![How to Use Leopards Spotlight as a Calculator How to Use Leopards Spotlight as a Calculator](/images/tutorials/188/741/741.png)
Step Five
Click the line with the answer and the full calculator application will open.
![How to Use Leopards Spotlight as a Calculator How to Use Leopards Spotlight as a Calculator](/images/tutorials/188/742/742.png)
Step Six
You can hide Spotlight by pressing Command+Space again.
Step One
Press Command+Space on your keyboard.
Step Two
Notice a spotlight search field will appear at the top right hand corner of your screen.
![How to Use Leopards Spotlight as a Calculator How to Use Leopards Spotlight as a Calculator](/images/tutorials/188/740/740.png)
Step Three
Instead of typing in a search term, type in an equation you would like to calculate.
Step Four
The spotlight popup window will expand lower to show you the answer to your equation.
![How to Use Leopards Spotlight as a Calculator How to Use Leopards Spotlight as a Calculator](/images/tutorials/188/741/741.png)
Step Five
Click the line with the answer and the full calculator application will open.
![How to Use Leopards Spotlight as a Calculator How to Use Leopards Spotlight as a Calculator](/images/tutorials/188/742/742.png)
Step Six
You can hide Spotlight by pressing Command+Space again.