Re: How to find a file on the Mac

Oh, that’s handy. Cheers, Donna > On Oct 1, 2021, at 1:42 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > thanks Barry. FYI, the cmd-r can also be used when looking for the original > of an alias. So, if you have an alias for an item on your Desktop and you > just can’t recall where the

Re: How to find a file on the Mac

Yes Brad, there are all sorts of little tidbits like this that are not well-known, but very useful. The challenge is remembering them all. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada

Re: How to find a file on the Mac

I’ve seen this option in the File menu, under Open File Location, but forgot about the CMD + R command, or how and where is can be used. This is a great and versatile tool. - Brad - On Oct 1, 2021, at 13:42, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: thanks Barry. FYI, the cmd-r can also be us

Re: How to find a file on the Mac

thanks Barry. FYI, the cmd-r can also be used when looking for the original of an alias. So, if you have an alias for an item on your Desktop and you just can’t recall where the actual original file is, just press cmd-r and it the MacOS will open the in the Finder the window where it is. Late

Re: How to find a file on the Mac

Oh, I did not know that. Thank you! Donna > On Oct 1, 2021, at 1:28 PM, Barry Hadder wrote: > > With a spotlight result selected, command-r will open the location in finder. > >> On Sep 30, 2021, at 12:00, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I’m trying to find

Re: How to find a file on the Mac

With a spotlight result selected, command-r will open the location in finder. > On Sep 30, 2021, at 12:00, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all, > > I’m trying to find the location of a file on my Mac, so that I can copy it to > a new location where I can easily find it. Spo

Re: How to find a file on the Mac

Tim, this is golden! Thank you! Donna > On Sep 30, 2021, at 7:28 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > Alternatively, go to the Finder, press cmd-f to bring up the Find window. In > the resulting search field, enter the name of the document you wish to find. > Press c

Re: How to find a file on the Mac

Hi, Alternatively, go to the Finder, press cmd-f to bring up the Find window. In the resulting search field, enter the name of the document you wish to find. Press cmd-2 to ensure that you’re in List view then navigate to the Scroll area where the List view table is. Interact with the table

Re: How to find a file on the Mac

Hey Brad, Yes, that worked. Thank you. Donna > On Sep 30, 2021, at 2:15 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > With the file open in Preview, you should be able to open the Save As dialog > using CMD + OPT + Shift + S, where you should be able to determine the > current location of the open file. > > H

Re: How to find a file on the Mac

With the file open in Preview, you should be able to open the Save As dialog using CMD + OPT + Shift + S, where you should be able to determine the current location of the open file. HTH. - Brad - On Sep 30, 2021, at 12:00, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi all, I’m trying to fi

How to find a file on the Mac

Hi all, I’m trying to find the location of a file on my Mac, so that I can copy it to a new location where I can easily find it. Spotlight finds the file, but does not give me the file path. I can open the file in Preview, but that is not what I need to do. Is there any way to get a spotligh