Hi Catherine, Just to follow up on Sarah's point about keeping Applications organized. The recommendation is that you keep your applications in the Applications folder. If you want to access something on the Desktop, leave it in the Applications folder, but create an alias. From Finder, highlight the application you want then use the context menu (VO-Shift-M), and choose "Make Alias". Then put the alias on the Desktop with either a move or copy action.
The Dock isn't really meant to hold all your applications -- only the ones you use frequently. But if you want to organize things, you can put them into folders that you move to the Dock with the Command-Shift-T shortcut. You'll never entirely lose track of things since in a pinch you can always do a Spotlight search by pressing Command-space, then typing the name of what you're looking and pressing "Return". There's also a free utility in the Mac App Store named "EasyFind" by Devon Technologies. You can get it from the Mac App Store at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/easyfind/id411673888?mt=12 However, people who are running Leopard can download a version directly from the Devon Technologies freeware web page at: http://www.devontechnologies.com/products/freeware/ Here's the description of the app from that site. This app will also find hidden files and work even when Spotlight indexing has been interrupted. It's all accessible. (I should have found this app when I was giving Eric directions on how to locate his interrupted Time Machine backup file earlier this month.) <begin quote> Think Mac OS X's Spotlight could use some help, especially when searching for text files? Download EasyFind, an alternative to (or supplement of) Spotlight and find files, folders, or contents in any file without indexing. EasyFind is especially useful for those tired of slow or impossible indexing, outdated or corrupted indices, or those just looking for features missing in the Finder or Spotlight. Highlights: • Boolean operators, wildcards, phrases • Extended Boolean operators, similar to DEVONthinkand DEVONagent • Immediate searches, no indexing required • Finds invisible files and files inside packages (something Spotlight doesn't do) • Displays the location of each file in a separate column • Previews files using Quick Look (Mac OS X 10.5 or later) • Provides contextual menus and services • Supports drag-and-drop • Very responsive, thanks to multithreading • Uses very little memory <end quote> HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 17, 2011, at 19:54, Sarah Alawami wrote: > to move something to the desktop do a cmd c but for apps leave them in the > app folder. it is more organized that way.. > On Nov 17, 2011, at 8:20 PM, Catherine Golding wrote: > >> I am wondering how I move things to the desktop such as Pages. Second, how >> do I hide things on the dock without losing them entirely? >> >> >> >> Catherine Golding >> >> Olympia, Washington <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
