Now find a graphics file-one of Apple’s in the Desktop Pictures folder, or one of your own, whatever-and drag it into that “well.” If you choose this option, a “Drag image here” square appears. If you choose a dark one-like black-you won’t be able to make out the lettering of the icons’ names. Unless it’s April Fools’ Day, pick a light color. When you click this button, you see a small rectangular button beside the word “Color.” Click it to open the Color Picker, which you can use to choose a new background color for the window ( Figure 1-14, top). By keeping a column view open, on the other hand, you gain quicker navigational access to the stuff on your drive.Ĭolor. By keeping a list view open, you can check the Size column as you move your files into different folders (so you can make sure the folders fit onto a blank CD, for example). For example, you might decide to open the same window twice while doing some hard-drive housekeeping.
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Using the View menu or the controls in the toolbar, put one of these windows into list view and the other into icon view. Choose File→New Finder Window (⌘-N), and then choose Go→Applications again. Try this, for example: Choose Go→Applications. Once they’re open, you can even switch them into different views. Therefore, if you stop to think about it, there’s nothing to stop you from opening a third, fourth, or fifth copy of the same folder window. If you’ve read this chapter carefully, you may have discovered a peculiar quirk of the OS X Finder: By choosing File→New Finder Window (or ⌘-double-clicking a disk or folder icon), you open a second, completely independent Finder window. GEM IN THE ROUGH: Multiple Views, Same Folder
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