Pipe text around rapidly, from a document to a Web search, from a Web page to the clipboard, from your clipboard history to an email message, and more. You can open documents from obscure locations or into non-default apps. What can you do with LaunchBar? The sky’s the limit. Learn them and you can take control of nearly any activity on your Mac, all from the keyboard so you don’t have to break your train of thought or move your fingers off the keys. The key is understanding LaunchBar’s five superpowers: abbreviation search, browsing, sub-search, Send To, and Instant Send. But if that’s all you do with LaunchBar, you’re missing out. That core feature explains why LaunchBar is a favorite of so many Mac experts. Most LaunchBar users love how it streamlines launching and switching between apps: invoke LaunchBar, type a few characters, and your app opens - and LaunchBar learns from what you do so you don’t have to memorize convoluted abbreviations or keystrokes. Just how much more LaunchBar enables me - or any Mac user - to accomplish became clear while working on the book with Kirk. I’ve been using, recommending, and writing about LaunchBar for over a decade now (see “ Tools We Use: LaunchBar,” 17 March 2003) so I’m delighted to share the news about our latest ebook, Kirk McElhearn’s “ Take Control of LaunchBar.” Written with input from LaunchBar developers at Objective Development, “ Take Control of LaunchBar” will help both LaunchBar newbies and those who have years of experience with the utility.
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