Quick Look is arguably one of the best baked-in features that most Mac users take for granted in OS X. By selecting a file and clicking the space bar, users are given an almost instant sneak-peek at the file's contents, be it an image, video or text. This can be an incredible time and sanity-saver when trying to locate a particular file that you can't quite recall the name of. However, if you want access to any more functionality than the sneak-peek that Quick Look affords you'll have to open up the application responsible for producing the file you're viewing.
Most of the time.
Printing a document while still in Quick Look is an easy, if not immediately obvious way of speeding up your work flow. Here's how it's done.
Step One: Quick, Look at a Document
Select a document you think you'd like to print. Click on it with your mouse and then press the space bar. As usual, you'll be presented with a scrollable preview of the file.
Step Two: Print That Puppy
While viewing your docs, if you were to select an item Quick Look would automatically switch over to providing a preview of the freshly selected file. However, the options in your Mac's menu bar are fair game. you can click on any of the menu items, such as File, Edit, View or Go without closing down your Quick Look preview of deselecting the file you want to print. For this exercise, click on File, then locate the Print option from the exposed drop-down menu.
Step Three: Let OS X Do The Heavy Lifting
Having selected Print, OS X will automatically open the application associated with the file and order it to print the document for you, thus taking a few steps out of your work flow. You can use the extra time this tip just saved you to attend to spending time with loved ones, enjoy the great outdoors or download Mac|Life's iPad or iPhone applications: You know, the finer things in life.
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