If you want to see the contents of a file without taking the time to launch an application and open that file, then you might want to use Quick Look. You can select a file and use an easy keyboard shortcut to quickly view any file in the Finder.
- [Narrator] In this movie, we're going to talk about…Quick Look, which is a feature that lets you very quickly…preview a file without opening it.…I'm going to go into a Finder window.…I'll go into My Documents.…Let me just go into one of these folders…where I have a bunch of files.…And it's kind of funny, we've been exploring…Finder and getting familiar with folders,…all the while, we keep seeing…these documents in the folders,…but we haven't opened any of them yet.…Working with these files is really kind of the point, right?…Well, doing that really belongs in the chapter…on opening and managing applications.…
But I know that you're probably interested,…so there's no reason to keep up any suspense.…If you want to open a file,…you can just double click on it.…And as long as you have the application,…that that file is related to,…that application will open up.…And then you can look at the file…and do your work in that file.…But you can see that kind of takes a little bit of time.…If I double-click on a file,…in this case a Microsoft Word document,…
Author
Nick Brazzi
Released
9/25/2017Looking for the latest apps and games? He also shows how to find and install new applications from the App Store. Plus, he demonstrates how to search and control a computer with Siri. Finally, Nick reviews sharing over a network and backing up and restoring files, so you never lose any important work.
- Creating, copying, moving, and renaming files and folders
- Using tabs to organize the Finder window
- Using Mission Control and Split View to organize a workspace
- Organizing applications in the Dock
- Customizing the Dock
- Multitasking between multiple applications
- Searching for files using Spotlight
- Tagging files for quick searchability
- Privacy and security in Safari
- Working with Mail, Contacts, and Calendar
- Using an AppleID for iMessage and FaceTime
- Working with notifications
- Using the App Store to install and update applications
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 9s
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Using the exercise files5m 36s
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1. Getting Started
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Connecting to the internet7m 52s
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2. Finder: The Macintosh Filing Cabinet
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Browsing through folders8m 5s
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3. Desktop: The Basic Working Environment
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4. The Dock, Launchpad, and Mission Control: Launching and Managing Applications
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Working with multiple displays10m 21s
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5. Saving and Searching
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6. Browsing the Web with Safari
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Downloading files6m 20s
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Saving passwords4m 32s
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Extensions4m 20s
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7. Working with Mail, Contacts, and Calendars
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8. Instant Messages, Video and Audio Chats, and Phone Calls
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9. Other Bundled Apps
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10. Notifications Center
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Working with notifications6m 48s
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11. Installing Applications
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Setting up a printer4m 29s
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12. Siri
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Setup4m 39s
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Pin search results3m 27s
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13. Sharing with Networks
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14. Backing Up and Restoring
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Backing up manually4m 8s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 3s
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