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Quickly print files from within the Finder

Posted on April 9, 2012 by admin

If you find trips to the Print dialog box tedious, you can skirt that dialog box by printing from within the Finder. Chris Breen explains how. Continue reading →

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Add Finder labels via drag-and-drop

Posted on March 13, 2012 by admin

There are plenty of ways to assign a color label to a file or folder in the Finder. But one OS X Hints reader seems to have found a new one. Continue reading →

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Eight tips for OS X’s Quick Look

Posted on February 15, 2012 by admin

Quick Look lets you view a file’s contents by selecting it in the Finder and then pressing the spacebar. There’s no need to wait for the file to open in an application—it appears immediately. Here are eight tips for using this OS X time-saver. Continue reading →

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Organize files in the Finder with Arrange By

Posted on February 2, 2012 by admin

The Arrange By menu in the OS X Lion’s Finder is a great tool for organizing, managing, and navigating through your files and folders. Here’s how it works and how to make the most of it. Continue reading →

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Five unexpected uses for Copy and Paste

Posted on December 7, 2011 by admin

Did you know you can copy and paste a whole lot more than just text and graphics? When you start in the Finder, you can use the Copy command to lift all sorts of information from a selected Finder item. Here are some of Sharon Zardetto’s favorite tricks. Continue reading →

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Five unexpected uses for help tags

Posted on November 30, 2011 by admin

Sharon Zardetto shows how you can use help tags (formerly known as tooltips) to find the full name or path of a file in the Finder, get a quick summary of a help topic, learn all about a font, and more. Continue reading →

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Five unexpected uses for the Tab key

Posted on November 21, 2011 by admin

What can you do with the Tab key? Zoom around the Finder and your favorite apps, among other useful tricks. Sharon Zardetto shows you how. Continue reading →

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Change application categories in Lion

Posted on October 25, 2011 by admin

Lion lets you display Finder windows organized by application category. But many apps don’t have categories set. Here’s a hint on how to add categories to apps that are missing them, or change existing app categories. Continue reading →

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OS X Hints: Label files from the keyboard with Automator

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

An earlier hint about applying Finder labels from the keyboard suffered from some annoying limitations. Fortunately there’s a better solution to the same problem, and it involves Automator. Continue reading →

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Apply Finder labels from the keyboard

Posted on September 26, 2011 by admin

There’s a way to enable keyboard shortcuts for Finder–if you’re willing to accept a few limitations. Continue reading →

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