Finder Windows

Windows for folders and disks are called Finder windows. See Chapter 6 for details about navigating through them without getting confused, and how to color the backgrounds of windows or add photographs as backgrounds, change the icon sizes, set global preferences and individual preferences, and even more (from the View menu, choose “Show View Options”).

  • Use the little colorful buttons in the top-left of the active window.

    Red: Close the window. If it is an application window, this does not quit the application.

    Yellow: Minimize the window, which sends an icon of the window to the Dock. Single-click that icon in the Dock to open the window again. Shift-click for slow motion (try it).

    Green: Enlarge or reduce the size of the window. ...

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