1. Managing Your MacBook Desktop

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In this chapter, you’ll learn how to make the most of your MacBook’s limited screen space.

• Organizing files using the Dock

• Navigating folders within the Dock’s Grid view mode

• Customizing the Finder Sidebar and Toolbar

• Viewing the contents of files with Quick Look

• Searching for files and information with Spotlight

Introduction

The MacBook portable family has a range of screen sizes all with perfectly respectable high resolutions. Unfortunately, we’ve become accustomed to desktop systems with multiple monitors and huge HD displays that just aren’t feasible for a computer on-the-go.

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