How often do you utilize the Quick Look feature in Finder

[Kevster89]

I have OS X Leopard and find myself using this feature much more often than I ever thought I would upon first hearing about its inclusion in OS X.

I love not having to open up another application/program in order to simply glance at a document.

Any other "Quick Look" fans out here?

 

[Surely]

I have OS X Leopard and find myself using this feature much more often than I ever thought I would upon first hearing about its inclusion in OS X.

I love not having to open up another application/program in order to simply glance at a document.

Any other "Quick Look" fans out here?

Yes.

I use it all the time.

 

[WellRedd]

All the time. When I go back to my Windows laptop I really miss it, and hit the spacebar too often.

 

[OllyW]

One of the most useful new features to arrive with Leopard.

 

[EricNau]

Constantly, it seems.

 

[vandlism]

All the time. Best feature of Leopard.

 

[MacGeek7]

Essential.

Constantly, it seems.

One of the most useful new features to arrive with Leopard.

What they said.

 

[SnowLeopard2008]

I use it like right before I open a file usually. Sometimes I watch a movie file (1-2 hours) using the simple controls of Quick Look. Just too lazy to open up Quicktime or VLC.

 

[Teej guy]

Never, although since this thread reminded me about it, maybe I'll start...

 

[Beric]

Every once in a while. It's extremely useful in some cases.

 

[mackmgg]

i use that ALL the time.

any1 no any programs 2 add this in boot camp that would be AWESOME!

 

[acxz]

All the time, for text documents, images, videos, PDFs, Keynote/PowerPoint presentations...for everything, really. I certainly miss it when I have to work on Windows.

 

[jonkemerer]

I rarely use it, I don't really have a use for it outside of looking quickly at a text document (which I rarely deal with, thus I tend to forget about QL when I do). I use Bridge and Spotlight for finding stuff, the thumbnail is usually all I need.

 

[illegallydead]

I use it all the time, especially for reading over parts of class note and such, since I have no patience to wait for one of these to boot up and run:
1) Office '08 straight up on the Mac (don't get me started)
2) Office '07 under Crossover
3) Office '07 under Parallels / Boot Camp
4) iWork. Not as bad, except for the fact that I have to "Export" even little changes to spelling if I want to keep it in .ppt (.keynote is a joke, try giving a presentation without YOUR mac that YOU made it on with you, I dare you)

OK rant over, moral of story: Quick Look is awesome, and is tied with spaces for the best feature of Leopard.

 

[kolax]

All of the time. As it says, for a quick look to see if it is what you are after, or to quickly check something.

 

[synth3tik]

Over the past couple of days while working on a remix and needing to bring audio files into Logic I have found myself accidentally playing the files in quick look when I have meant to play the track in Logic.

Kind of annoying when the fingers are moving fast.

 

[PYR0M310N]

I only really use it when I'm looking at pages/word documents and pages takes an age to open on my iBook

 

[kolax]

Over the past couple of days while working on a remix and needing to bring audio files into Logic I have found myself accidentally playing the files in quick look when I have meant to play the track in Logic.

Kind of annoying when the fingers are moving fast.

Accidently pressing space? Can't say I've ever done that while flicking between Final Cut Pro and Finder.