5 ways to launch Mac apps from the keyboard<article>
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You know how to launch Mac apps: you click an icon in the Dock, or you double-click an icon someplace else, such as in the Applications folder. But there are also a number of ways that you can launch apps without taking your hands off the keyboard. Here are five ways to launch Mac apps from the keyboard.</p><h2>Spotlight</h2>
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The simplest way to launch an app from the keyboard is to use Spotlight. Press the Spotlight keyboard shortcut (by default this is Command-Space) and type the first couple of letters of an app’s name. For example, if you want to launch Safari, type SAF. Spotlight should put Safari at the top of the list; press Return to launch it. If the app you want to launch isn’t the first one in the list, use the arrow keys to select it, and then press Return.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3108469/macs/5-ways-to-launch-mac-apps-from-the-keyboard.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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5 ways to launch Mac apps from the keyboard
