Tim, Thanks very much! You answered a question I've had for a long time, but never asked on the listserv thank you Nancy
Nancy Badger, Ph.D Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Services UT Chattanooga Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse spelling errors. On Sep 27, 2012, at 11:51 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbur...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > When in List View, I've found that things get pasted into the level of the > Window title. That is, for example, if I press cmd-shift-h to go into my > Home directory then create a new folder or paste an item, the item is put > into the Home directory level. Even if folders are expanded or you've > navigated within an expanded folder, because the window title is my Home > directory, the item is placed in my Home Directory. Therefore, the best way > to ensure that things are placed where you wish when in List View, navigate > to the desired folder and cmd-o (Open) the folder and then paste or create > the item. In this case, because you've opened the given folder, the window > title is now changed and whatever is placed there will, guaranteed, be placed > in the desired location. This has been the behaviour in List view from way > back in the Classic OS versions of the MacOS. > > Save dialogs act a little different than this when in List view but This > works every time when in the Finder itself. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On 2012-09-27, at 8:34 PM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Interesting, I use column view, and I don't have this inconsistency when >> pasting or moving items into a folder. I just navigate to the folder I want >> to place the item without actually entering it, and then pasting.. >> >> Ricardo Walker >> rica...@appletothecore.info >> Twitter:@apple2thecore >> www.appletothecore.info >> >> On Sep 27, 2012, at 9:36 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> You seem quite knowledgeable about finder, so perhaps you can explain this? >>> Why, when I paste items, do they sometimes paste into the folder I am in, >>> and sometimes into the folder I am pointing to? If I am in my home folder >>> and paste, for instance, I might get the item in home. However, say I'm >>> sitting on the documents folder when I paste, sometimes the item goes into >>> home and sometimes it goes into documents. I usually use list view if that >>> makes a difference. >>> On Sep 27, 2012, at 9:31 PM, Esther <mori...@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Max, >>>> >>>> Usually you can create new folders with the Command-Shift-N shortcut >>>> in Finder, unless you are in a directory where you don't have >>>> permission to do this -- like under an account that somebody else >>>> owns, or a directory that is limited to System files and folders. >>>> When you use this shortcut, or equivalently, when you navigate to the >>>> File menu after going to the Finder menu bar with VO-M or COntrol-F2, >>>> your new folder gets created in your current directory. So if I've >>>> navigated to my home directory with Command-Shift-H, using that >>>> shortcut will create a new folder under the top level of my user >>>> account, while if I use Command-Shift-O to navigate to my Documents >>>> folder before issuing that shortcut, the new folder will be created in >>>> my Documents folder. (I can also navigate with my arrow keys in >>>> Finder to subfolders if I want to create the new folder somewhere >>>> else.) >>>> >>>> If you want to place a folder in the Finder sidebar, first create it >>>> in the location that you want, then select it and use the Command-T >>>> shorcut for "Add to Sidebar". You can also find this option under the >>>> "File" menu as "Add to Sidebar" if you don't remember the shortcut. >>>> To remove an item from the sidebar, when you're focused on that item >>>> bring up the Contextual menu with VO-SHift-M, and select the "Remove >>>> from Sidebar" option. >>>> >>>> Smart folders are folders whose contents are specified by rules rather >>>> than by selecting specific items. They can also be the saved results >>>> of specific searches that you do in Finder. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Esther >>>> >>>> On Sep 27, 2:01 pm, Agent086b <agent0...@bigpond.com> wrote: >>>>> Hello, I would like to create some more folders in the side bar of >>>>> Finder. When I go to file and create folder I am not able to do this. >>>>> Also could somebody please explain what a smart folder is and the >>>>> difference between a folder and a smart folder? >>>>> Thanks you again. >>>>> Max. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>> mehg...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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