My New Mac, Snow Leopard Edition, 2nd Edition

Labeling Files and Folders by Color

Normally when you look for files in the Finder window, all files appear as icons and a name. Trying to find the one file you want out of a dozen or more files can be like trying to find a single airline flight on a screen full of a dozen other airline flight listings.

To make visually browsing for a file much easier, you can identify it by one of seven color labels: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, or gray.

Here's how to label a file or folder with a color:

1. Click the Finder icon on the Dock. A Finder window appears.

2. Open the drive and folder that contain the file or folder you want to label with a color.

3. Click the file or folder you want to label with a color.

4. Select File ▸ Get Info, or press -I. A Get Info ...