Apple 145 manual Working with menus, Using the outline form in list views

Using the outline form in list views

Any list view you choose from the View menu (that is, any view except the icon and small icon views) shows the contents of the active window in outline form. You can see the contents of a folder without opening the folder in its own window.

Open folder (with contents indented below)

Open folder inside another folder (with contents indented below)

A downward-pointing triangle indicates that the folder’s contents are displayed; a right-pointing triangle indicates that the folder’s contents are hidden.

Click the triangle next to a folder name to display or hide the folder’s contents in the active window. If you double-click a folder, it opens in its own window, and its outline view closes.

vShortcuts: When a folder is selected in an outline view, pressing x–Right Arrow displays its contents and x–Left Arrow hides its contents. v

Working with menus

Macintosh menus come in two types: pull-down menus and pop-up menus. The menus in the menu bar are pull-down menus.

Menu bar (you		The Help menu, which
		you use to display
pull down menus	Menu titles	information about items
from here)		on the screen
			The Application
			menu, which
			shows the
			programs that
			are currently
			open

Dimmed command	Menu commands affect
(not available)	whatever you’ve selected—
	in this case, “Macintosh
	HD.”

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