Yes Brad, there are all sorts of little tidbits like this that are not well-known, but very useful. The challenge is remembering them all.
Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On Oct 1, 2021, at 12:46 PM, Brad Snyder <[email protected]> wrote: > > I’ve seen this option in the File menu, under Open File Location, but forgot > about the CMD + R command, or how and where is can be used. > This is a great and versatile tool. > > - Brad - > > > On Oct 1, 2021, at 13:42, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > > thanks Barry. FYI, the cmd-r can also be used when looking for the original > of an alias. So, if you have an alias for an item on your Desktop and you > just can’t recall where the actual original file is, just press cmd-r and it > the MacOS will open the in the Finder the window where it is. > > Later… > > > Tim Kilburn > Jamf Certified Tech > Apple Professional Learning Specialist > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Oct 1, 2021, at 12:32 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> wrote: >> >> Oh, I did not know that. Thank you! >> Donna >> >> >>> On Oct 1, 2021, at 1:28 PM, Barry Hadder <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> With a spotlight result selected, command-r will open the location in >>> finder. >>> >>>> On Sep 30, 2021, at 12:00, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I’m trying to find the location of a file on my Mac, so that I can copy it >>>> to a new location where I can easily find it. Spotlight finds the file, >>>> but does not give me the file path. I can open the file in Preview, but >>>> that is not what I need to do. 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