Frequently Asked Question

In Mac OS X, Finder is the application that runs everything.

Finder has many nice features to help in finding the file you want.

Quick Look

• Quick Look allows you to see what the file looks like without actually having to open it.
• To use it:
• Find the file in question and Press the Spacebar
• Alternatively, you can click the following icon:
  

Spotlight

• Spotlight allows you to search for a file if you know the name of a file but now where it is.
• To use it:
• Open Finder by clicking the icon:
  
• In the top-right corner of the window, there will be a search bar:
  
• Click in the bar and start typing the name of the file.
• The results change as you type

Views

• Finder offers four different views for how it displays the window.
• Icon View - - This view displays files and folders as thumbnails with no details about the item
• List View - - This view displays the files and folders in a list with customizable details displayed
• Column View - - This view displays the files and folders with hierarchy intact. You can see at least two levels back from where you are.
• Cover Flow - - This view combines the List and Icon views into one. The icon is displayed in a window above while the list below.