C01 Using the Sidebar 2:51
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Using the Sidebar
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In every Finder window the Sidebar
gives you one click access to hard drives,
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DVDs and other devices
connected to your Mac,
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as well as to computers and servers
on your local network,
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and lets you quickly open the applications,
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files and folders that use regularly.
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And the Sidebar can even
help you find documents
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without having to manually search
through folders for them.
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The Sidebar is divided into four sections,
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first is Devices
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the Devices section lets you see
all the drives on your Mac,
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that includes your internal hard drive,
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iDisk online storage that MobileMe members
can use to store and share documents
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and any CDs or DVDs that you put in your Mac.
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Just click to see what's on any disk.
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The Devices list also shows
any USB flash drives
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or an external hard drive
connected to your Mac.
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When you're finished using a DVD
or external hard drive,
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just click the little eject icon
to the right of its name.
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If you're working on a network
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the Shared section of the Sidebar shows you
all the computers and servers you can access.
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They show up automatically,
so it's really easy to collaborate with others,
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whether they're on a Mac or on Windows.
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Click the computer or server
that you want to access,
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type in the username and password
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and then you can drop files
onto their computer,
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drag files from theirs to yours,
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or even open a document over
the network to work on it directly.
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Places gives you instant access
to items that use all the time,
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like the Desktop, your Home folder,
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Applications and Documents,
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that are all just one click away.
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And you can drag any other folders,
files or applications
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to the Places section of the Sidebar
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and they will appear in every Finder window.
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Smart folders in the Search For section
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automatically find and organize files
by time or by type of document.
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If you click the "Yesterday" icon,
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the Finder shows everything
you worked on yesterday
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even if you don't remember everything
you did on your Mac yesterday.
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And if click on the "All Images" folder
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you can see just the image files
that you have on your Mac.
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If you have more questions about the Finder
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check the built-in Help on your Mac
by switching to the Finder,
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clicking the "Help" menu in the menubar
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and entering Finder in the search box.
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