Opening a Document

To open a document that has already been created and saved in an application, find its icon. Then:

  • If a document’s name, icon, or alias is in a Finder window or sitting on the Desktop, double-click on it.

    Double-click any icon except when it’s in the Dock or in a window Toolbar.

  • If a document’s icon is in the Dock, single-click on it.

Tip:

To open a number of documents at once, select all the files (see Chapter 11 about ...

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