Chapter 4
Delving Deeper into 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 the Finder and its desktop.
By the way, there are so many new features in Mojave’s Finder that I gave them their own chapter, Chapter 5 — a delightful little ditty I titled, “What’s New in Mojave’s Finder?” I ...
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