macOS: Finder, Spotlight & Files

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About Course

Manage files on a Mac with confidence. Learn Finder views and the sidebar, create folders, tags, aliases and Smart Folders, use Quick Look and Get Info, find anything with Spotlight, and handle the Bin and iCloud Drive safely.

Finder and Spotlight change slightly between macOS versions, so some menu names may differ on your Mac. Follow your organisation’s rules on where to store work files.

What Will You Learn?

  • Navigate Finder quickly using views, the sidebar and Go shortcuts Organise files with folders, tags, aliases and Smart Folders Find files and apps instantly with Spotlight Delete and recover files safely and understand iCloud Drive

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • Finder essentials
  • Organising: folders, tags, aliases and Smart Folders
  • Spotlight, Quick Look and Get Info
  • The Bin, iCloud Drive and external drives

Sources & Further Reading
The official guidance this course is based on.

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