Tags allow you to add additional information to your files, which will make them even easier to find in a search later. We'll use color tags and we'll create new text tags and apply them to several files. Then, we'll see how to find your files later by searching for those tags.
- [Instructor] In this movie, I want to talk about tags,…which I consider to be a next-level search tool.…If you want to be proactive about keeping files…organized so that you can more easily…search for them later, you should probably…take a look at tags.…Tags are particularly useful if you need to…organize several files together for a project,…but putting them all in the same folder…is just not an option.…Let me start by setting up a scenario.…If I go into Finder, and I go into Documents,…I have this subfolder called No Obstacles,…where of course I have a bunch of files…relating to a client project known as No Obstacles.…
But if I go into my Pictures folder…and I start going through some of the pictures…I have in these subfolders,…I might find a bunch of pictures…that I want to use in the No Obstacles project,…but I don't want to move them over to that folder,…I want them to stay here in my Pictures folder.…So what I can do to organize them all together…is to use tags.…I'm gonna start with color tags.…So just as an example, I'm gonna select…
Author
Nick Brazzi
Released
9/20/2016- Setting up an Apple ID or iCloud account
- Browsing folders with Finder
- Creating, copying, moving, and renaming files and folders
- Organizing your desktop
- Using Siri on the desktop
- Launching and quitting applications from the Dock
- Saving and searching
- Browsing the web with Safari
- Working with Mail, Contacts, and Calendar
- Communicating with iMessage, Messages, and FaceTime
- Using iTunes, QuickTime, Photos, Maps, and other bundled apps
- Installing applications from the App Store
- Sharing over a network
- Backing up and restoring files
Skill Level Appropriate for all
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 7s
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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 Mac 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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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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Photos8m 58s
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Searching photos4m 12s
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Organizing photos10m 44s
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Maps10m 11s
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iTunes8m 36s
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QuickTime7m 17s
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Notes9m 34s
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Reminders5m 58s
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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 steps53s
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Video: Tagging files for quick searchability