Finder is your filing cabinet. It's the tool you use to interact with your files on your computer's hard drive. In this video, get the bare basics of working in Finder, starting with browsing through folders. See how to access your hard drive, open folders, and locate files.
- [Instructor] Finder is like your computer's…filing cabinet.…This is what you use to access the files and folders…that you have saved on your computer's storage drive.…So in this video, we'll start with the basics.…How you open Finder and browse through your folders.…If you see an icon for the Macintosh hard drive…on your desktop, you can double-click on that…and it will open a Finder window.…I'm just going to close this using the red button…so we can see another way to open a Finder window.…You can go to the Finder icon in the dock,…click on that, and that will also open a Finder window.…
If this were an actual filing cabinet,…you would have to choose which drawer…or folder to open up first.…Right now I'm looking at the contents of Recents.…Recents is a list of the most recent documents…or files that I've opened.…To choose a different folder to open…you can click on one of the other items…here on the sidebar on the left,…or you can go to the menus up at the top,…specifically into the Go menu, and choose one of…
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Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Download the exercise files2m 44s
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Upgrade to macOS Mojave5m 5s
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1. Getting Started
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Connect to the internet4m 13s
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Update macOS2m 28s
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2. Finder: The Mac Filing Cabinet
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Browse through folders4m 44s
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Use folder shortcuts4m 6s
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Delete files and folders3m 18s
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Connect external drives3m 10s
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3. Using the Desktop
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4. Launching and Managing Applications
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Launch applications2m 51s
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Quit applications3m 42s
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Customize the Dock3m 23s
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5. Browsing the Web with Safari
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Browse and search the web5m 48s
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Bookmark important websites4m 38s
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Download files4m 17s
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6. Working with Mail, Contacts, and Calendars
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7. Instant Messages and FaceTime Calls
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8. Other Bundled Apps
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9. Installing and Managing Applications
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Set up a printer5m 7s
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10. Use Siri for Voice Commands
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11. Manage Notifications
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Work with notifications5m 26s
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12. Share Files and Data between Devices
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13. Backing Up and Restoring
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Back up files manually3m 16s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 8s
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