Chapter 2
Desktop and Windows and Menus (Oh My!)
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding Finder
Checking out the parts of a window
Opening a dialog with your Mac
Resizing, moving, and closing windows
Getting comfortable with menu basics
This chapter introduces important features of macOS, starting with the first things you see when you log in: Finder and its desktop. After a quick look around the desktop, you dig into two of its most useful features: windows and menus.
Windows are (and have always been) an integral part of using your Mac. In fact, Macs had windows before Microsoft Windows was invented.
Windows in Finder show you the contents of different storage containers, such as the hard drive, an optical drive, a flash (thumb) drive, a network drive, a disk image, or a folder. Windows in apps do many things. The point is that windows are part of what makes your Mac a Mac; knowing how they work — and how to use them — is essential.
Menus are another quintessential part of the Mac experience. ...
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