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According to this page : http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/cdb_sptfky.html
the keyboard shortcut to open the Spotlight menu in OS X is CMD-Space Bar.

However, I am using a japanese macbook pro. When I press CMD-Space Bar, the language input mode changes (switching between latin characters, japanese hiragana, japanese katakana).

How can I set the shortcut CMD-Space Bar to open the Spotlight menu ?

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In System Preferences > Keyboard, select Keyboard and Text Input on the left and un-check Select previous input source on the right.

You may also want to uncheck the Select next source in Input menu item to enable ⌘⌥ Space (Command-Option-Space) as the Spotlight-in-Finder shortcut.

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Sorry CajunLuke, but unchecking this settings does not focus the Spotlight search menu. Instead, at best nothing happens, and from Finder a window opens with the message "No Items Selected". – wil Oct 9 '11 at 5:55
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I found the keyboard shortcut that actually activates the Spotlight search bar on my computer. It was CTRL+Spacebar.

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