[WinMac] Questions about Windows: Finding Files

John W. McCarthy(jwmcmac[at]flash.net)
Tue, 6 Apr 1999 12:30:09 -0500

Listers:

This is not a great question, but one that has bugged me a lot about
windows (the app).

It is extremely easy to find what you are looking for on a Mac.

>From the Finder Desktop just hit the command/F key combination.

When the "Sherlock" or "Find File" application comes up, type in a piece
of the name (better than the whole name) of what you are looking for and
Volá, you've found it in the resulting list.

Since the Find File has many of the same features as the Finder itself,
you can double click, get info, drag to trash, etc . . . from the list
window. Or you can double-click (Open) the folder that contains the
application or file you are looking for.

The Question (revealing my ineptness with windows):

What are some caveats or similar ways to find things in Windows?

I'm looking for something (a surefire analogy) that will help me
mentally to picture how this system works. It seems to me that this
system tries to prevent you from finding what you are looking for. I
think this difficulty must be beneficial in some office environments
(keeps employees from snooping), but it is detrimental to a one man show
-- as many Mac Users are.

TIA

MayGodBlessUsAll (here and in Yugoslavia)

Kelly

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