Chapter 4
Getting to Know Finder and Its Desktop
IN THIS CHAPTER
Getting to know Finder
Using aliases: The greatest things since sliced bread
Viewing windows four ways
Navigating Finder
Customizing Finder windows
Setting Finder preferences
Getting information on icons
On your Mac, Finder is your starting point — the centerpiece of your Mac experience, if you will — and it’s always available. In Finder windows or the desktop, you can double-click your way to your favorite application, your documents, or your folders. So, in this chapter, I show you how to get the most from Finder and its desktop.
By the way, Big Sur’s Finder has so many features that I divided them into two chapters — this one and Chapter 5, in which you discover additional Big Sur desktop and Finder features to save ...
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