Chapter 3

Getting Around the Mac Desktop

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Tour the Desktop and Finder

Bullet Use the Catalina Icons

Bullet Open and Switch Applications from the Dock

Bullet Run Applications from the Internal Drive

Bullet Work with the Dock

Bullet Empty the Trash

Bullet Search Your Mac with Spotlight

Bullet Use Icon, List, Column, and Flow Views

macOS Catalina provides special screen elements to help you accomplish the chores that every Mac owner performs repeatedly. In this chapter, you explore basic Catalina spellcasting using the two screen elements used for most of these chores, the Desktop and the Finder windows.

To do stuff with your Mac, you move among the Desktop, Finder windows, and various applications designed to accomplish ...

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