You might also find it helpful to look at the guide to Finder I posted on AppleVis a few weeks ago: http://www.applevis.com/guides/mac-os-x/getting-started-os-x-finder On May 8, 2014, at 7:28 AM, David Taylor <e.david.tay...@icloud.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > To answer your second question first, check all your settings in view menu > and preferences, and remember to set any folder that isn't behaving as you > like to the view you like. > > To answer your first question, as I already said, when you open a folder, you > just see the contents of that folder, when you expand it, you see its > contents as well as everything you could already see, so it's personal > preference. > > On 8 May 2014, at 09:25, Lisette Wesseling <lisettewessel...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Dave, >> So what's the difference between opening and expanding. I mean, if you open >> something, why does one need to expand it as well? I find some folders in >> Finder need expanding, and others don't. Folders deeper in the file >> structure seem to need expanding, whereas ones closer to the surface don't. >> Do you know why this is? >> Just curious as I'm still learning so much about the Mac two years on. >> >> Lisette >> >> On 8/05/2014, at 3:23 am, David Taylor <e.david.tay...@icloud.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, well, command down arrow not only opens a folder, it puts you in a list >>> of the contents of just that folder. Right arrow expands the folder, so you >>> can see its contents, but doesn't hide everything else, IE expands the >>> folder. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Dave >>> >>> On 7 May 2014, at 16:14, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Command-down arrow in list view will open a folder, command-up arrow will >>>> close it. >>>> On May 7, 2014, at 11:08 AM, isaac <isaac.heb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi how do you expand the favorites folder in a new finder window. >>>>> isaac >>>>> isaac.heb...@gmail.com >>>>> Skype gold_wildcat >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Have a great day, >>>> Alex Hall >>>> mehg...@icloud.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
