Chapter 4. Work on the Mac Desktop

Work on the Mac Desktop

Much of the time you are using MacBook, you will be working on its desktop. The desktop is provided and controlled by the Finder application. This application enables you to do many things, including moving around the folders and files on MacBook, opening files and folders, creating folders, and finding information you need. Being able to use the desktop effectively goes a long way toward getting the most out of MacBook. You can get your desktop organized the way you want it, understand important information about what is there, and also save folders and files on CDs and DVDs.

Go Places

The Mac desktop provides many ...

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