4. Customizing the Finder
What You’ll Do
Understand Finder Preferences
Show Icons on the Desktop
Customize the Way Windows Open
Show or Hide File Extensions
Customize Finder Window Views
Customize the Toolbar
Customize the Sidebar
Customize the Dock
Create Aliases
Customize Mission Control
Use Simple Finder
Introduction
Finder Preferences allow you to control how you interact with your desktop, windows, and icons. You can access Finder Preferences from the Finder menu. Finder Preferences are grouped into four main areas: General, Labels, Sidebar, and Advanced. The Finder Preferences window is a central location to set Finder related options. However, you can customize the Finder and the desktop in other places too.
In each of the Finder window ...
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