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.
Start global menu upon login
Start the HoudahSpot global menu as soon as you log into your Mac account. You will have all the power of HoudahSpot readily available. Yet you don't need to keep HoudahSpot sitting in your Dock.
Enable global hot keys
Hot keys allow you to bring HoudahSpot to the front in a blink of the eye. For them to work, the global meu item needs to be enabled.
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.