Chapter 9 Organizing Your Files

125

Straightening up your files 125

 

 

 

Using folders to organize your files

126

 

Creating and naming folders

126

 

Filing documents when you save them

127

Making items easier to find 128

 

 

 

Creating an alias

128

 

 

 

 

Installing an item in the Apple menu

129

Moving an item to the desktop

129

 

Finding an item 130

 

 

 

 

 

Finding an item by name 130

 

 

Finding an item using other criteria

131

Finding items that meet two criteria

133

Ways to use the Find command

132

 

Creating a template or stationery 134

 

 

Getting information about your files

135

 

Using the Info window

135

 

 

 

Using the View menu

136

 

 

 

Assigning a label to a file

136

 

 

 

Tips on transferring files

137

 

 

 

Chapter 10 Adapting Your Computer to Your Own Use 139

Specifying which items you want opened at startup

140

Installing an item in the Apple menu

140

 

 

 

Installing files in the System Folder

140

 

 

 

Removing files from the System Folder

141

 

Changing the items in the Label menu 142

 

 

 

Setting the time and date 142

 

 

 

 

 

Setting a time for the Alarm Clock to go off 143

 

 

Turning the alarm off 144

 

 

 

 

 

Changing time and date formats

144

 

 

 

Changing the date format

145

 

 

 

Changing the time format

146

 

 

 

Changing number and currency formats 147

 

 

 

Adjusting the way the trackball or mouse works

148

Adjusting the way the keyboard works 149

 

 

 

Making keyboard shortcuts easier to type

150

Adjusting the keyboard for very slow typing

150

Adjusting the blinking of a menu item 151

 

 

 

Adjusting the blinking of the insertion point

151

 

Changing the way the contents of windows appear

152

Changing an icon 153

 

 

 

 

 

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