Hello Eleanor, The Finder is the application that manages the storage of files and folders whatever the application that created them.
On a Mac, it is a bad idea to put lots of icons on the desktop as they all get loaded into memory when the computer is booted and can therefore slow down the machine. The Dock contains aliases to applications which are in fact in the Applications folder. It can also contain pointers to folders stored anywhere on the Mac. Cheers, Anne > On 4 Nov 2014, at 10:24, Eleanor Martha Burke <eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I was under the impression as a Mac newbee that people did not fill up the > Finder with icons but went to the Doc or to the Documents folder. Now am I > missing out on something? Maybe you are referring to the Documents folders > as Finder folders, please enlighten me! <--- 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 the list's 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 always strive 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/>