Organizing your files, 10 adapting your computer to your own use, Chapter 9 organizing your files 125 – Apple Macintosh PowerBook 145 User Manual

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Chapter 9

Organizing Your Files 125

Straightening up your files 125

Using folders to organize your files 126

Creating and naming folders 126

Filing documents when you save them 127

Making items easier to find 128

Creating an alias 128

Installing an item in the Apple menu 129

Moving an item to the desktop 129

Finding an item 130

Finding an item by name 130

Finding an item using other criteria 131

Finding items that meet two criteria 133

Ways to use the Find command 132

Creating a template or stationery 134

Getting information about your files 135

Using the Info window 135

Using the View menu 136

Assigning a label to a file 136

Tips on transferring files 137

Chapter 10

Adapting Your Computer to

Your Own Use 139

Specifying which items you want opened at startup 140

Installing an item in the Apple menu 140

Installing files in the System Folder 140

Removing files from the System Folder 141

Changing the items in the Label menu 142

Setting the time and date 142

Setting a time for the Alarm Clock to go off 143

Turning the alarm off 144

Changing time and date formats 144

Changing the date format 145

Changing the time format 146

Changing number and currency formats 147

Adjusting the way the trackball or mouse works 148

Adjusting the way the keyboard works 149

Making keyboard shortcuts easier to type 150

Adjusting the keyboard for very slow typing 150

Adjusting the blinking of a menu item 151

Adjusting the blinking of the insertion point 151

Changing the way the contents of windows appear 152

Changing an icon 153

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