Favorites

Favorites enables you to add frequently used documents, applications, network servers and volumes, and Internet locations to a submenu on the Apple menu. This makes them quick and easy to access.

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Favorites also appear in the Network Browser and the new Open and Save As dialog boxes. I discuss the Network Browser in Chapter 10 and the new Open and Save As dialog boxes in Chapter 5.

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The favorites feature works with aliases, which I discuss on the previous two pages.

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The Mac OS 9 installer puts two items on the Favorites submenu:

  • apple.com uses the Network Browser to connect to Apple Computer's network.

  • www.apple.com uses your Web browser to connect to Apple Computer's home page.

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I tell you more about network servers ...

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