Using Aliases


An alias is a shortcut that points to another item. The alias looks and functions much like the original item, but it can be placed wherever you like, and the original can stay put in its original place. An important visual cue to help differentiate between the alias and the original is a small black arrow in the lower-left corner of all aliases. (The arrow signifies that the item points to the original.) Methods of creating and modifying aliases are covered in Chapter 4.

To use an alias, simply double-click on it. The Finder will open the original item. Alternately, if you drag an item to an alias, the Finder resolves the alias (that is, figures out what the alias points to), and then takes the appropriate action. The resulting action is just as if you dragged directly to the alias’s original item. For example, dragging an item to an alias of a folder puts the dragged item into the original folder, or if you drag a document to an alias for an application, the application will attempt to open the document. Dragging an alias to a folder moves just the alias.




Mac OS X Bible, Panther Edition
Mac OS X Bible, Panther Edition
ISBN: 0764543997
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 290

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