![]() Probably most people don't use File, Open to open files because it's easier to just double click on the file in the Finder.īut where it is useful if you're returning to the same location to open a file. You can also drag it to the Dock to the app that you want. You can go in the Finder and double click on a file to open it in the default app or you can Control Click or two-finger click or right click to use Open or Open With to select an app to open that file. Now, of course, there are many alternatives to opening a file. There's a lot of functionality in these open dialogues. So in this case, for instance, I can grab one like this and open it. So you go to File, Open and this will present you with the Open dialogue which allows you to navigate in a finder-like window here to find a document to open. So for instance in Pages you can go to Preferences and under General you can choose for new documents Use a Template, change the template and pick one like Blank right here and now when I go to File, New it will skip that step and choose my default template.īut another way to use an app is not to create a new document but open an existing one. So it is going to ask you these questions before you create the new document. In another app, and I'll use a third party app here called Acorn, you choose File, New and since this is a graphics app it needs to know how big the canvas should be. So there's a step in-between File, New and actually having the document open. So in this case there are some options you need to choose before you create a New Document. In an app like Pages however using File, New will usually bring up a Template Chooser. Now in a simple app like TextEdit just using File, New or the keyboard shortcut Command N, will instantly create a new document. So the first one here, of course, let's you create a new document. In a lmost all apps there are New, Open, Open Recent, Close, Save, Duplicate, Rename, and Move To. Without any document open I can go to File and see the basic core file commands. For instance, let's look at TextEdit here. So in any app where you can create, modify, and save documents you're going to have some very similar commands in the File Menu. Join us and get exclusive content and course discounts. There you can read more about the Patreon Campaign. MacMost is brought to you thanks to a great group of more than 1000 supporters. Let's look at the Core file menu commands on a Mac. Video Transcript: Hi, this is Gary with. Check out Using The Core File Menu Commands On a Mac at YouTube for closed captioning and more options.
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