Working with Files' Unique Operations
In addition to the common controls such as selecting, copying, and renaming, files have a few special controls available only to them:
• Files can be made into Stationery Pad items, so that when opened, only a copy of the original can be saved, preserving the original version. The “Locking items” section earlier in this chapter explains this capability.
• File contents can be previewed using the Quick Look facility in OS X, as described in the section “Using Quick Look to view file contents” earlier in this chapter.
• Files also can be accessed via Apple's online iCloud service, if you have an iCloud Documents-compatible application. Chapter 8 explains iCloud Documents, as well as how to work with Finder-based documents from within applications.
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