See what you seek.

Now you can actually see your files in the Finder — not just as icons, but as they really look. Using Cover Flow, you can flip through your documents as easily as you flip through album art in iTunes. Cover Flow displays each file as a large preview of its first page, and you can click through multipage documents or play movies.

The sidebar steps up.

Leopard brings new power to your old friend, the sidebar. Items are grouped into categories: places, devices, shared computers and searches — just like the Source list in iTunes. So with a single click, you’re on your way to finding what you need.

Search party.

Combine Cover Flow with Spotlight and you’ve got one amazingly powerful search tool. Just type your keywords in Spotlight or specify search criteria, then browse through the search results using Cover Flow. You can easily save your searches for future use. Or use the pre-built searches in the sidebar, such as Yesterday or All Images. You’ll soon be doing less searching and more finding.

Closer connections.

With shared computers automatically displayed in the sidebar, you can find files on any Mac or PC in the house. You can even use Spotlight and Cover Flow when you search another Mac. But here’s where things get really interesting. When you click a connected Mac, you can use screen sharing (if authorised, of course) — which lets you do anything you could do if you were sitting in front of that computer. Change a system preference, publish an iPhoto album, or add a new playlist to iTunes. It’s never been easier to assist others or to find a file on any computer in the house.