Import items from Spotlight Query

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Microsoft Expression Media can import items from your computer by using Apple Spotlight. When you search by using Spotlight, you're accessing a comprehensive, regularly-updated index that sees all the metadata inside supported files on your hard disk, including the kind of content, the author, edit history, format, size, and much more.

Most documents, including Microsoft Word documents, Adobe PDF documents, MP3 audio files and digital camera images, already contain rich metadata. And because Spotlight indexes the contents of the file, your search results include what appears inside a file or document, not just its title.

To import items from Spotlight Query

  1. On the File menu, point to Import Items and click FromSpotlight Query.

  2. Type a word or phrase to search for, and Expression Media imports all related media files.

  3. You can also type a Spotlight Query, using a special Spotlight syntax, to specify complex search criteria.

  4. By default, Spotlight imports are appended to the open catalog.

  5. To place all imported items in a new catalog, select Add results in new catalog.