If you press command shift C you will open a computer window very much like Window My Computer and you can navigate anywhere from there whilst your original window will stay open. Actually though what I do is make aliases to popular locations like books or music on my desktop to save time. You should also remember command shift H will open your home folder. Command shift o will open your Document folder. Command option L will open your downloads folder.
Remember that unlike in Windows you need to have Finder in focus for these commands to work. You can then either use Windows Chooser to move between these windows or use command accent to cycle through Finder windows. David Griffith -----Original Message----- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Stan Gowin Sent: 12 June 2013 12:23 To: mac-access@mac-access.net Subject: New to OS X: How do I open a new Finder window? Hi, I have inherited my daughter's Macbook Pro she used in college. I've been a Windows user all these years and I'm finding simple tasks like copying files from one place to another a bit daunting. I understand I can use command-c to copy and command-v to paste, but is there a way to get the source folder in one Finder window and the destination folder into another Finder window? (using VoiceOver of course) I've been able to select files but then I've been navigating "painfully" back to the sidebar to select the destination folder for the paste operation. Please let me know if there's a better way. If this is explained in the VoiceOver manual, just let me know that and I'll look for it again. Thanks very much. <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
