macOS Ventura For Dummies

Chapter 5

Delving Even Deeper into Ventura’s Desktop and Finder

IN THIS CHAPTER

Organizing your desktop with Stacks

Editing image, video, and audio files without an application

Automating tasks with Quick Actions

Capturing stills and movies of your screen

In this chapter, you discover cool features you may not be familiar with — such as Stacks and Quick Actions — as well as features you (should) already know and love, such as Quick Look and the Preview pane. Along the way, I also point out a handful of useful interface features that make Finder better.

And now, without further ado, you’re ready to dive into the power and magic of Stacks on your desktop.

Cleaning Up Your Desktop Automatically with Stacks

Putting icons on the desktop can be a great way of giving yourself access to key files. The problem is that your desktop may end up looking like Figure 5-1 — or worse.

Good news : Your Mac’s Stacks feature lets you streamline your desktop in moments. Click the desktop to make it active, and you can organize it with Stacks in three ways:

• Choose View ⇒   Use Stacks.
• Use the keyboard ...