Chapter 6

The Care and Feeding of Files and Folders

In This Chapter

arrow Checking out the OS X folder structure

arrow Saving your document before it’s too late

arrow Opening icons

arrow Getting (and staying) organized

arrow Copying, pasting, and moving files and folders

This could be the most important chapter in this book. If you don’t understand how to open and save files by using the Open dialog and Save sheets or how to use the file and folder system, you’ll have a heck of a time getting the hang of your Mac.

technicalstuff.eps A sheet is nothing more than a dialog that’s attached to a document window’s title bar and can’t be moved. Some apps use sheets, other apps use dialogs, but either way you’ll see the same options.

This chapter is a tonic for finding the file or folder you want. Knowing where your files are is something ...

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