The Finder Toolbar
At the top of every Finder window is a small set of function icons, all in a gradient-gray row (Figure 4-7). The first time you run Lion, you’ll find only these icons on the toolbar:
Back (
), Forward (
). The Finder works something like
a Web browser. Only a single window remains open as you navigate
the various folders on your hard drive.The Back button (
) returns you to whichever folder you were
just looking at. (Instead of clicking , you can also press ⌘-[, or choose
Go→Back—particularly handy if the toolbar is
hidden, as described below.)The Forward button (
) springs to life only after you’ve used the
Back button. Clicking it (or pressing ⌘-]) returns you to the
window you just backed out of.View controls. The four tiny buttons next to the
button switch the current window into icon,
list, column, or Cover Flow view, respectively (The Four Window Views). And remember, if ...
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