Mac OS X in a Nutshell

Name

Files and Folders

Synopsis

Create a new folder?

File → New Folder (in the Finder)

Control-click → New Folder (in a Finder window or on the Desktop)

Shift-

-N

Note

In earlier versions of the Mac OS,

-N was used to create new folders; now

-N is used for opening a new Finder window.

Rename a file or folder?

Click once on the icon and hit Return, type in the new name, and then hit Return to accept the new name.

Click once on the icon, and then click once on the name of the file to highlight it (or press Return). Type in the new name for the file or folder, and hit Return to accept the new name.

Click on the icon, and then use

-I to open the Get Info window. Click on the disclosure triangle next to Name & Extension, and enter the new file or directory name.

In the Terminal, use the following command:

[macchuck:~] chuck% mv myFile.txt yourFile.txt

The mv command will change the name of myFile.txt to yourFile.txt.

Change the program associated with a particular extension?

Click on a file, and then use File → Get Info (or

-I). Click on the disclosure triangle next to “Open with” and select one of the ...