Customizing Finder Windows

Mac OS X enables you to customize many aspects of Finder windows, including the toolbar, the status bar, and the views you use.

Customizing the Toolbar

You can control many aspects of the toolbar that appears in Finder windows. You can show or hide it, and you can customize the tools that it contains.

Showing or Hiding the Toolbar

You can hide or show the toolbar in a Finder window in any of the following ways:

  • Click the Show/Hide Toolbar button in the upper-right corner of the Finder window.

  • Choose View, Hide Toolbar or View, Show Toolbar.

  • Press +B.

The state of the toolbar controls how new Finder windows open. If the ...

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