Neil, this does not appear to be a Snow Leopard feature. Only a Lion feature? If so then I for one will use it as I have nested folders as well and it is tiresome finding the level folder to save the document.
Thanks. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email On 24/01/2012, at 9:36 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: > This one falls into the "obvious when you think about it" category - so many > of you will think "doesn't everyone know that" - but it never occurred to me > until today! ;o) > > Being a Mac user from way before spotlight searches were introduced, I got > into the habit of sorting all my documents into folders, then the folders > into folders, and so on. Over the years that leads to several levels of > nested folders - I know some of you will identify with this obsessive need > for order ;o) > > This works very well for me (and spotlight is always there if I forget where > I filed something). It can however be a minor annoyance when using, for > example, the "save as" dialogue and having to navigate through the various > folders/levels to get to the appropriate folder to file a new document. I > tend to put the folders where I am always working into the finder sidebar - > so it is easy to go straight to them - it is the other folders, several > layers down, which take a few clicks to get there. > > Then, today, I noticed that the "save as" dialogue box also incorporates the > "search" window - so I just put in the name of the folder I wanted to get to > and took the "save" process straight there - sweet! > > As I say, pretty "obvious when you think about it" - but it took me a while > to think of it - so it may just help someone else ;o) > > > Cheers > > > > Neil > -- > Neil R. Houghton > Albany, Western Australia > Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 > Email: n...@possumology.com > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
