Mastering The Finder In Mac OS X

[Fahad]

Here are list of command for new Mac OS X users to get conformable with Finder (Windows Explorer equivalent):

1) Open a new Finder window: Command-N

2) Create a new folder: Command-shift-N

3) Get more information about a selected file or folder: Command-I

4) Switch to the list view: Command-1

5) Switch to the icon view: Command-2

6) Switch to the column view: Command-3

7) Switch to the cover flow view: Command-4

8) Show view options for a folder: Command-J

9) Create an alias of an item: Command-L

10) Move the selected item(s) to trash: Command-delete

11) Select multiple files and folders even if hey aren’t next to one another: Command-click

12) Select multiple files and folders that are next to one another: shift-click

13) Bring up a contextual menu with addi-tional options: control-click

14) Create a copy of the item being dragged: option-drag

15) Move the item being dragged from one drive to another: Command-drag

16) Create an alias of the item being dragged but leave the original where it is: Command-option-drag

17) Start a search: Command-F

18) Jump to your user folder: Command-shift-H

19) Jump to the applications folder: Command-shift-A

20) get help with the Finder (or any other application): Command-shift-?

[DoFoT9]

great list! i will add some more when i think of them

[Computergizmo]

Nice, this will definately help people get familiar with the commands of a MAC... when they are switching from Windows to Mac.....I got a BigMac

[Thomas]

Nice, this will definately help people get familiar with the commands of a MAC... when they are switching from Windows to Mac.....I got a BigMac

MAC make up has commands or are you talking about Media Access Control address? Buhahah :3 In all seriousness its pretty much replacing control with command, or as some used to like to call it apple key :3.