DO YOU MISS THE OLD TRASH CAN?


This is one of my favorite tips in the whole book, because I'm a longtime Mac user and darn it, I admit itI miss having the Trash at the bottom-right corner of my screen. If you miss it there too, here's how to get your own (even though there are four steps, it's absolutely simple to do):

Step ONE.

Go to your desktop and create a new folder by pressing Shift-Command-N. Make an alias of this new folder by pressing Command-L, then name this alias folder "Trash" (you can now delete the original folderyou don't need it anymore).

Step TWO.

Click on the alias folder and press Command-I to bring up its Info dialog. Click on the Select New Original button under the General pane, and then the Select New Original dialog will appear. Press Shift-Command-G to bring up the Go to the Folder dialog. Type in this: /users/yournamehere /.trash (of course, don't type "yournamehere," instead enter your user name there. If you don't know what it is, look inside your Mac's Users folder and see what the Home icon is named). Click the Go button and it takes you to the invisible Trash file on your drive. Now, click the Choose button to make that folder become an alias of your Trash. You're almost there.

Step THREE.

Click on the Trash icon in the Dock to open its window. Then press Command-I to open the Trash's Info dialog, click on the tiny Trash can icon, then press Command-C to copy the Trash icon.

Step FOUR.

Go back to your Trash folder on your desk-top, click on it, press Command-I to bring up its Info dialog, click on its tiny folder icon in the top-left corner, then press Command-V to paste the Trash icon over the folder icon. All that's left to do now is drag your new Trash alias down to the bottom right-hand corner of your screen, and you've done it!



Mac OS X Tiger Killer Tips
The Photoshop Channels Book
ISBN: B005M4VWU6
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 568
Authors: Scott Kelby

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