Making File Buddy Your Default File Finder

    Mac OS X only
    To define a hot key that will open the File Buddy Find window from the Finder or other applications:
    1 Open the Preferences window.
    2 Click the Hot Keys tab.
    3 Choose Open Find Window from the pop-up at the top of the panel if not already selected.
    4 Configure the hot key. If you select the option to open the Find window from any application, be sure to define the hot key to be something other than -F. Most applications with a Find command use that combination, and you won't want File Buddy to appear when trying to find text in your word processor. With this option turned on, your hot key will open the File Buddy Find window without having to go to the Finder first.
    5 Click Save.

    Mac OS 9 only
    To define a hot key that will open the File Buddy Find window from the Finder or other applications:
    1 Open the File Buddy CP control panel.
    2 Use the top Define Hot Key... button to define a key combination that will launch File Buddy and open the Find window.
    3 Use the pop-up above the hot key button to choose whether the hot key works in any application, or only when the Finder is the active application.
    If you choose to open it from any application, be sure to define the hot key to be something other than -F. Most applications with a Find command use that combination, and you won't want File Buddy to appear when trying to find text in your word processor. With this option turned on, your hot key will open the File Buddy Find window without having to go to the Finder first.
    4 Close the control panel.

    You do not need to restart your computer to put the change in effect. The change is effective immediately.

    Note: The file finding application in versions of the Macintosh operating system prior to Mac OS 8 was called Find File. The instructions above will work equally well for Find File in System 7.x.

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