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In an earlier section, you created a document
called Memo to Sandy, and you saved it on your
Hard Disk.
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As you work with your Macintosh, you’ll create
a lot of documents. You can keep related
documents together in a FOLDER.
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A Macintosh folder is like a regular file
folder. You can put one or more documents inside
it. Let’s start by putting Memo to Sandy and
Map into a folder.
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First, create a new folder:
- Pull down the File menu.
- Choose New Folder from the list of commands.
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Good. There’s your new folder. Whenever a new
folder is created, it’s named “untitled folder.”
You can change the name to anything you like.
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To name a newly created folder, all you have
to do is begin typing, because the name is
already selected. You don’t have to click
first. Name this folder: Memos. The name appears
as you type. When you’re done, click the right
arrow to continue.
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Good. Now put your document into the folder:
- Drag the Memo to Sandy icon to the Memos
folder. As you do this, an outline of the icon
will move with the pointer.
- Release the button when the folder icon
becomes highlighted.
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Now put Map into the Memos folder:
- Drag the Map icon to the Memos folder.
- Release the button when the folder becomes
highlighted.
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Good. Now your documents are inside the Memos
folder. To see them, you need to open the
Memos folder:
- Click the Memos icon to select it.
- Choose Open from the File menu.
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A new window opens to display the contents
of your folder. The folder contains two
documents: Memo to Sandy and Map.
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Now there are two windows open on your desktop:
the Hard Disk window and the Memos window.
Note the Memos window has lines in its title
bar. This means it is the ACTIVE window and
you can work in it. The active window is like
the topmost file folder on your desk.
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Sometimes you need to bring a partially hidden
window to the front so you can work in it.
To make a window active and bring it to the
front, all you need to do is click it. (You can
even do this with windows belonging to
different programs.) Try it: Click the Hard Disk
window to make it active.
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Now, the Hard Disk window is active. The Memos
window is still open, but is partially hidden by
the Hard Disk window. Now: close the Hard Disk
window by choosing Close Window from the File
menu.
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There is another, faster way to close a window:
You can click its CLOSE BOX. The close box
is circle above. Close the Memos window by
clicking its close box.
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In this section, you’ve learned about storing
documents inside folders. You’ve learned how to
create and name new folders, store documents
in folders, and close windows. Click the right
arrow to practice what you’ve learned.
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You want to file the Vancouver document in a new
folder that you will create. First, create
a new folder.
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- Name your new folder by typing Vacation Spots.
The new name will replace the selected text
“untitled folder.”
- When you are done, click the right arrow
to continue.
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Now, drag the Vancouver document into the
Vacation Spots folder.
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Now, open the Vacation Spots folder to see your
document.
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Good. Now: Close the Vacation Spots window by
clicking its close box.
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Good. You’ve now completed “Filing Your Work.”
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If you want to review anything in this section,
click the left arrow to go back. If you want
to select another section or quit the tour,
click Topics.
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