Or ganizing Your F iles

In this chapter
mStraightening up your files
mUsing folders to organize your files
mFiling documents when you save them
mMaking items easier to find
mFinding an item
mCreating a template or stationery
mGetting information about your files
mAssigning a label to a file
mTips on transferring files

Straightening up your files

To accomplish this . . . Do this . . .
Straighten up all icons in Choose the Clean Up Desktop command
the active window from the Special menu
Straighten up selected Hold down the Shift key
icons only while choosing Clean Up Desktop
Arrange icons alphabetically Hold down the Option key
by name, or by the while choosing Clean Up Desktop
list view displayed most
recently in that window
Line up icons near the right Click the desktop, then hold down the
edge of the desktop Option key while choosing Clean Up Desktop
You can also have icons arrange themselves in a staggered grid
when you choose Clean Up. See the chapter on adapting your
computer to your own use.
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