Apple Macintosh System 7.5 - Manual (Page 65)

Finder hiding
You can hide the Finder whenever a program is open. Hiding the Finder
prevents you from accidentally leaving a program in which you are working
(and going to the Finder) by clicking outside the program window. Finder
items on your screen—such as the hard disk, Trash, and folders—are hidden
until you close the program.
To set the Finder-hiding option, open the Apple (K) menu and choose Control
Panels. Then choose General Controls.
For step-by-step help
Choose Macintosh Guide from the Guide menu (marked with the
h
icon) and click the Index button.
Select the index term “Finder” and see “How do I avoid switching out of a program?” For information
about items in the control panel, choose Show Balloons from the Guide menu.
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To hide the Finder
when it is in the
background, click
here to remove the X.
The picture on the
right shows what your
desktop looks like
based on your choice.