Thanks, this does help. Mel On May 31, 2012, at 9:50 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
> Hi, > > The Go menu is a menu that, in this case, resides when you are in the Finder. > It is a menu just like the File or Edit menu with options relating to > different file locations you may wish to go when in the Finder. As a side > note, the Finder is similar to the Desktop or Windows Explorer in the Windows > environment. > > An alias is synonymous with a Shortcut in the Windows environment. It is > simply another name for a file that is placed in a different location. The > alias is a pointer to the original. > > Copying and Duplicating do more or less the same thing. usually if you > Duplicate a file, a copy is placed within the same general file location and > the filename will be the same with the word "Copy" appended to the end. If > you use the Copy and Paste style, normally, you're making a copy of the file > somewhere else in your file structure. > > > Hope this helps. > > Later... > sss > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On 2012-05-31, at 6:33 AM, Mary Scott wrote: > >> Please tell what the Go menu is exactly. What is an alias. What is the >> difference in duplicating a file verses copying? What are examples of how I >> wmight use them. I may be asking some basic questions because I am trying >> to learn vocabulary. Thanks for you patience if you have any for this sort >> of thing. Mel >> On May 30, 2012, at 9:34 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: >> >>> Now that! is cool! I was totally unaware you could get there through the >>> Go menu. Oh man! that makes my life easier! Now I can just make an alias >>> for it! >>> >>> Chris. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Holmes" <steve.holme...@gmail.com> >>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 4:32 PM >>> Subject: Re: any way to make library show up in go menu? >>> >>> >>>> Like Tim said, just use the VO + arrow keys to navigate the Go menu. >>>> since VO keys include Option, you get the library folder exposed every >>>> time. I used to not realize that Library was normally hidden to users >>>> I may have changed something in the shell near the beginning of my >>>> time with the mac but don't recall now. I know an Apple support was >>>> working with me near that time to try and resolve an issue but dunno >>>> now if I changed anything there for that. >>>> >>>> Anyway, I always see the Library folder when using the VO keys to >>>> navigate the Go menu. >>>> >>>> On 5/29/12, Caitlyn and Nickels <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Iona, >>>>> this does work, if you arrow up and down the go menu after hitting >>>>> option. >>>>> >>>>> also,,,, if you do, for example, vo shift h, then vo shift g(shortcut for >>>>> the go to menu), then just type "library) this will get you there as well. >>>>> None of these will keep the libraries visible all the time, though. I >>>>> don't >>>>> know how to do that, sorry. >>>>> >>>>> Hope this made sense, am on painkillers today! lol! >>>>> Caitlyn >>>>> >>>>> On 2012-05-28, at 9:19 PM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> HI all, >>>>>> >>>>>> Red som instructions about having library pop up in go menu in finder. >>>>>> Can't find equivalent method with vo. Here are the instructions: >>>>>> CLlick on go menu and hold down option key and then the library option >>>>>> pops up in the go menu. >>>>>> >>>>>> THanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Ioana >>>>>> >>>>>> Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most >>>>>> online >>>>>> stores. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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