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  1. macOS Classes
    5 Lessons
  2. New in macOS Sequoia
    1 Lesson
  3. Getting Started with the Mac
    13 Lessons
  4. Menu Bar Lessons for the Mac
    4 Lessons
  5. Dock Lessons for the Mac
    11 Lessons
  6. Finder Lessons for the Mac
    24 Lessons
    1. Opening an Enclosing Folder from a Finder Window
    2. Adding a Folder to the Sidebar in a Finder Window
    3. Cycle through your Open Finder Windows
    4. Set What Folder A New Finder Windows Shows
    5. Finder Window View Options
    6. View Unopened Documents with Quick Look
    7. Arranging Files and Folders
    8. Actions and Tasks
    9. Finder Windows as Tabs
    10. Customizing the Sidebar
    11. Customize the Finder Window Toolbar
    12. Show the Path Bar in a Finder Window
    13. Keep Folders on Top
    14. Show the Status Bar in Finder Windows
    15. Set what is searched in a Finder Window
    16. Hide your Hard Drives from the Desktop
    17. Add Documents to a Finder Window Toolbar
    18. Resizing Finder Window Columns
    19. Copy the location of a File or Folder as Pathname
    20. Set what your Finder Windows Open To
    21. Show the Mac's Clipboard in a Window
    22. Create a PDF from Multiple Images with Quick Actions on the Mac
    23. The ultimate guide to the Mac's Finder: 24+ tips included!
    24. Need help Organizing Your Mac? Master Smart Folders Today!
  7. Manage Applications on the Mac
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  8. Manage Files and Folders on the Mac
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  10. Preferences or Settings for the Mac
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  11. Troubleshooting Lessons for the Mac
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  12. New in macOS Mojave
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  13. New in macOS Catalina
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  14. New in macOS Big Sur
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  15. New & Updated in macOS Ventura
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  16. Favorite Features in macOS Sonoma
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  17. New in macOS Monterey
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Mac Tips & Lessons Finder Lessons for the Mac
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Finder Lessons for the Mac

A major key to working with your Mac is mastering the Finder and it’s windows. When you are viewing your files and folders on your Mac, you are doing this through a Finder window. Through this window, you can view your files and folders as lists or icons, you can group files together based on date or application, you can customize the folders in a window, and even customize the toolbar of a Finder window. I cover these features and more in this topic on working with the Finder on the Mac.

Lessons to help you understand the Finder on your Mac include:

  • How to manage multiple Finder Windows
  • Setting what a new Finder Window opens to
  • Learning about Finder Window views
  • Previewing Finder window documents without opening them
  • Learning how to arrange and group files and folders
  • Performing Actions and Tasks from within a Finder window
  • Opening Finder windows as tabs
  • Learning how to customize the Sidebar in a Finder window
  • Learning how to customize the Toolbar in a Finder window

This topic on getting working with the the Finder on your Mac is just over 45 minutes long.

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