Customise the Finder sidebar
Be more efficient, by making use of Finder sidebar shortcuts and searches
Be more efficient, by making use of Finder sidebar shortcuts and searches
At some point we’ll be able to verbally tell a Mac what we want to work on or with and it’ll quickly serve the respective document or app. In the meantime, we must make do with manual searches via Spotlight, or use a file manager.
Finder is an app built into every Mac for rummaging around your drive (and beyond) and it can be customised a little, helping you work faster and more efficiently.
One area that can be bent to your will is the sidebar. This is initially populated with shortcuts Apple has determined most Mac users will require, including All My Files, Applications and Documents, but as our walkthrough shows, you can add your own. Also, some applications – such as Dropbox – provide direct integration with Finder and add shortcuts, although these can always be removed.
Folders in the sidebar work as they do elsewhere in Finder, meaning you can drop items into them. This makes the sidebar a handy place to temporarily house a folder shortcut if you plan on moving a lot of documents to it. It’s typically faster to drag documents to the sidebar of any Finder window than to a specific Finder window or Dock shortcut. Craig Grannell
Finder can be customised a little, helping you work faster and more efficiently too