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The Search Box

The Finder windows all have a “Search” box in the upper right, as you can see below. You can type a word or phrase into this Search box, hit Return, and the Mac will search for a file of that name, as explained in more detail on the following pages.

If you see a Toolbar but it does not display icons and text, as shown here, you won’t see the Search box either. So do this: Control-click on the Toolbar and from the menu that pops up, choose “Icon & Text Mode.”

If your window is sized a bit too small for the Search box to appear, you’ll see a double arrow on the right side, as shown below. Single-click the double arrow and a ...