To not remove temporary files from Super Boomerang’s menus on startup, deselect this checkbox.

To remove temporary files from Super Boomerang’s menus on startup, select this checkbox.

To not remove temporary folders from Super Boomerang’s menus on startup, deselect this checkbox.

To remove temporary folders from Super Boomerang’s menus on startup, select this checkbox.

The volume on which a file or folder resides will be displayed in Super Boomerang menus. To disable this option, deselect this checkbox.

To display in Super Boomerang menus the name of the volume on which a file or folder resides, select this checkbox. 

To find files within compressed archives, select this checkbox. Super Boomeran can search for text strings within archives created by Compact Pro™.

These numbers indicate the number of occurrences of the text string in the file selected.

To search for only those files that can be opened with the active application, deselect this checkbox.

To search for all files, including those that cannot be opened with the active application, select this checkbox.

To navigate to the next of previous occurrence of the text string, click this button.

This area displays a portion of the document containing the target text string.

Enter a date here using the MM/DD/YY format.

To disable searches on the modification date, deselect this checkbox.

To search for all files changed since a certain date, select this checkbox.

Enter a text string to scan for here.

To not scan for the text string entered, deselect this checkbox.

To scan for text strings within documents, select this checkbox. A minimum of three characters must be entered before this checkbox can be checked.

To match only the search criteria that has been entered, deselect this checkbox. Example: “table and chairs” would not find “tablecloth and chairs”, only “table and chairs”.

To treat spaces as wildcard characters during searches, select this checkbox. Example: “table and chairs” would find “tablecloth and chairs”.

To display only files that match the search criteria, deselect this checkbox.

To search and display folder names that match the search criteria, select this checkbox.

This item indicates the last time this file was modified.

This item indicates the file size in bytes.

This item represents the program that created the file, e.g. ttxt (TeachText) or dPRO (MacDraw Pro).

This item represents the file type, e.g. TEXT or PICT.

Found items will appear here.

Select one or more volumes to search for the desired item. Command-A selects all volumes.

Enter a file name here.

To enter new find criteria, click this button. Grayed because it is only active during the find process.

To enter new find criteria, click this button.

To begin finding, click this button. Grayed because no criteria has been entered.

To begin finding, click this button.

To temporarily stop the search, click this button.

To set a hot key to toggle Mouseless Menus on/off, hold down one or more of the modifier keys shown to the right, and type a regular key such as an “M”.


To set a hot key to move to the next folder in Super Boomerang’s list, hold down one or more of the modifier keys shown to the right, and type a regular key such as “D”.


To set a hot key to toggle Super Boomerang on and off, hold down one or more of the modifier keys shown to the right, and type a regular key such as “B”.


To set a hot key to open Super Boomerang’s Find dialog, hold down one or more of the modifier keys shown to the right, and type a regular key such as “F”.

To add files to Super Boomerang’s list only if they are opened in Open/Save dialogs, click this button.

To add files to Super Boomerang’s list no matter how they are opened, click this button.

To list files above folders in the DirectOpen submenu, click this button.

To list folders above files in the DirectOpen submenu, click this button.

The DirectOpen submenu will be attached to an application’s Open menu item. To disable this feature, deselect this checkbox.

To attach the DirectOpen submenu to an application’s Open menu item, select this checkbox.

To return to the default folder when opening an Open/Save dialog box, deselect this checkbox.

To return to the last folder opened, select this checkbox.

To not remove items from Super Boomerang’s lists that are on unmounted drives, deselect this checkbox.

To remove items from Super Boomerang’s lists that are on unmounted drives, select this checkbox.

To only display file info at the bottom of an Open/Save dialog box temporarily, deselect this checkbox.

To always display file info at the bottom of an Open/Save dialog box, select this checkbox.

To display Super Boomerang menu items in chronological order, deselect this checkbox.

To display Super Boomerang menu items in alphabetical order, select this checkbox.

To always return to the first item in an Open/Save dialog, deselect this checkbox.

To return to the last file selected in an Open/Save dialog, select this checkbox.

The last file used by an application will open when that application is launched. To disable this feature, deselect this checkbox.

To open up the last file used by an application when that application is launched, select this checkbox.

Applications that are active when the Macintosh is shut down will resume on startup. To disable this feature, deselect this checkbox.

To restart applications that are running when the Macintosh is shut down, select this checkbox.

To hide Super Boomerang’s icon at startup, deselect this checkbox.

To show Super Boomerang’s icon at startup, select this checkbox.

To close this dialog box without saving any changes, click this button.

To save any changes and close this dialog box, click this button.

Select any available item in this list to Duplicate, Rename, or Delete. Items that are crossed out are locked or in use and cannot be opened. Items that are grayed cannot be opened with the current application.

To duplicate the selected item, click this button. Grayed because nothing is selected.

To duplicate the selected item, click this button.

To delete the selected item, click this button. Grayed because nothing is selected.

To delete the selected item, click this button.

To rename the selected item, click this button. Grayed because nothing is selected.

To rename the selected item, click this button.

To close this dialog box, click this button or press Command-Period.

To open the selected item, click this button. Grayed because nothing is selected.

To open the selected item, click this button.

To set the number of folders shown in Super Boomerang’s menus, enter a number here.

To set the number of files shown in Super Boomerang’s menus, enter a number here.

To set the number of openable files shared among applications in the Super Boomerang's menu, enter a number here.

To add applications and DAs to Super Boomerang’s exclude list, click this button.

This is the version of Super Boomerang you are running. Be sure to mention this version number if you need to contact Technical Support.

To set hot keys for Super Boomerang’s menus and other options, press this button.

To set Super Boomerang preferences, press this button.

Super Boomerang is now off. To turn it on, click the On button.

To turn Super Boomerang off, click this button.

Super Boomerang is now on. To turn it off, click the Off button.

To turn Super Boomerang on, click this button.

To view the About box, click here.