Apple 145 Laptop User Manual


 
Finding items that meet two criteria
You can locate items that meet two sets of criteria, such as all
items created before a certain date and larger than a certain size.
1. Choose the first criterion.
2. Click the “all at once” box so that an X appears.
3. Click the Find button.
The items found are shown highlighted in an outline view.
4. Choose the Find command again, before you click or
take any other action.
You choose Find immediately so that the items located in the
first stage of the search remain highlighted.
5. Choose the second criterion.
6. Choose “the selected items” in the pop-up menu
labeled Search.
7. Click Find to begin the second stage of your search.
The items meeting both criteria are highlighted.
Ways to use the Find command
The Find command can help you locate files quickly, organize
documents, and develop an efficient system for backing up and
archiving your work.
This characteristic Can be used to locate
Name 1. Files whose names you can’t recall exactly
2. All items for which you use a standard name,
such as status reports or expense reports
Kind 1. All application programs
2. All aliases
Size Large files, to make space available on a disk
Label All the files to which you added the same
label (such as “top secret”)
Lock Locked files, to unlock them for editing
Modification date All files changed since a certain date,
to back up new and changed files
Creation date All files created before a certain date,
to archive or erase outdated material
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