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View the Path of a File

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The Path Bar quickly shows where a file is and gives you speedy access to any folders in the file’s path.

Read the full article ↣ 8 October 2008 12 comments

Go to Folder

Quickly go to any folder on your Mac.

Read the full article ↣ 19 April 2006 0 comments

Folder Picture

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Add a background picture to a folder to help make it more distinctive and just prettier.

Read the full article ↣ 31 August 2005 4 comments

Quick scroll

Here are several quick ways to scroll around a document.

Read the full article ↣ 16 March 2005 0 comments

Use Get Info to rename a file

Use Get Info to rename a file. This is like using Properties on Windows.

Read the full article ↣ 19 November 2003 0 comments

More on copying files

Mac OS X is smart about adding the word ‘copy’ to a filename.

Read the full article ↣ 12 March 2003 0 comments

Moving a Folder or File

Macs copy a file if you drag it from one volume to another — eg from a Thumb Drive to the Mac, but just move the same file if you drag it from one folder to another on the same device.

Read the full article ↣ 5 March 2003 0 comments

Drag and Drop

Drag and drop is an integral part of using a Mac. It makes it easy to move files or chunks of text, and to add items into a document.

Read the full article ↣ 11 December 2002 0 comments

Cool Icons

Give any file or folder (or even hard drive) a customised icon. Here’s how.

Read the full article ↣ 8 May 2002 0 comments