Hi Max, Usually you can create new folders with the Command-Shift-N shortcut in Finder, unless you are in a directory where you don't have permission to do this -- like under an account that somebody else owns, or a directory that is limited to System files and folders. When you use this shortcut, or equivalently, when you navigate to the File menu after going to the Finder menu bar with VO-M or COntrol-F2, your new folder gets created in your current directory. So if I've navigated to my home directory with Command-Shift-H, using that shortcut will create a new folder under the top level of my user account, while if I use Command-Shift-O to navigate to my Documents folder before issuing that shortcut, the new folder will be created in my Documents folder. (I can also navigate with my arrow keys in Finder to subfolders if I want to create the new folder somewhere else.)
If you want to place a folder in the Finder sidebar, first create it in the location that you want, then select it and use the Command-T shorcut for "Add to Sidebar". You can also find this option under the "File" menu as "Add to Sidebar" if you don't remember the shortcut. To remove an item from the sidebar, when you're focused on that item bring up the Contextual menu with VO-SHift-M, and select the "Remove from Sidebar" option. Smart folders are folders whose contents are specified by rules rather than by selecting specific items. They can also be the saved results of specific searches that you do in Finder. Cheers, Esther On Sep 27, 2:01 pm, Agent086b <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, I would like to create some more folders in the side bar of Finder. > When I go to file and create folder I am not able to do this. > Also could somebody please explain what a smart folder is and the difference > between a folder and a smart folder? > Thanks you again. > Max. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
