You can also put the folders in a list like thing that makes it easy to use on the doc, or easier anyways. I'm going to send you an email off list so look out for that and don't' be startled.
Be blessed. On Jun 12, 2013, at 12:04 PM, Stan Gowin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > My thanks for these great suggestions. Ther is obviously a lot to learn. > > Now I'm off to learn how to make aliases. I guess that is like a > Windows shortcut, correct? I have successfully put some folders on my > dock, but having aliases on the desk top looks like a good idea. > > Regards, > Stan > > > > On 6/12/13, David Griffith <[email protected]> wrote: >> If you press command shift C you will open a computer window very much like >> Window My Computer and you can navigate anywhere from there whilst your >> original window will stay open. >> Actually though what I do is make aliases to popular locations like >> books >> or music on my desktop to save time. >> You should also remember command shift H will open your home folder. >> Command shift o will open your Document folder. >> Command option L will open your downloads folder. >> >> Remember that unlike in Windows you need to have Finder in focus for these >> commands to work. >> >> You can then either use Windows Chooser to move between these windows or >> use >> command accent to cycle through Finder windows. >> >> David Griffith >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stan Gowin >> Sent: 12 June 2013 12:23 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: New to OS X: How do I open a new Finder window? >> >> Hi, >> >> I have inherited my daughter's Macbook Pro she used in college. I've been a >> Windows user all these years and I'm finding simple tasks like copying >> files >> from one place to another a bit daunting. I understand I can use command-c >> to copy and command-v to paste, but is there a way to get the source folder >> in one Finder window and the destination folder into another Finder window? >> (using VoiceOver of course) >> >> I've been able to select files but then I've been navigating "painfully" >> back to the sidebar to select the destination folder for the paste >> operation. >> >> Please let me know if there's a better way. 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