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# Global Menu

## Show HoudahSpot global menu

HoudahSpot may add a "status item" to the global menu bar. These are shown to the left of those provided by Apple (Spotlight, clock, AirPort, ...). The HoudahSpot menu gives you system wide access to your templates.
This menu item also holds the BlitzSearch function. This acts as a complete replacement to the standard Spotlight UI. It lets you start of your search with the same convenience as the standard Spotlight menu. Yet down the road you will find all the power and customizability that exists only in HoudahSpot.

## Enable global hot keys

Hot keys allow you to bring HoudahSpot to the front in a blink of the eye.
The first of the three hot keys activates the BlitzSearch feature. It allows you to start a search with the same convenience as the standard Spotlight menu.
Two more hot keys are defined. The first one brings HoudahSpot to front as is. You would use that to continue working with an existing list of search results. The second one brings HoudahSpot to front and immediately opens a new query document.