I am talking about the apple menu items. I found it. Thanks for all your help Quoting Nancy Haitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > On Saturday, May 22, 2004, at 12:00 PM, James S Blackmon wrote: > > > > How do you manage what is on your "start" menu in Mac OS. I know how > > to add > > stuff to it but how do you remove things or move them around. I added > > a lot of > > stuff to it when I first learned how but now I wish to bring order to > > chaos > > Hi James, > > I am not quite sure what you mean by your "start" menu. > > If you mean the Apple Menu (the stuff listed under the apple in the > upper left corner of the screen) - those items are in the Apple Menu > Items folder that is inside the System Folder. > > It is customary to place an alias (a shortcut in PC lingo) of the > program in the Apple Menu Items folder. However, the system installs a > few items that are not an alias, but the actual program. A couple of > examples are the System Profiler and the Chooser. > > To remove items, you just remove the alias or program from the Apple > Menu Items folder. > > If you are a little unsure about what you are removing, especially if > you are unsure if the item was added by the system, you can create an > "Apple Menu (Disabled)" folder, inside your System Folder, and then put > the removed items in there. If you are positive the item you are > removing is an alias, you can put it in the trash. > > If, by "start" menu, you mean the programs that automatically launch > when you start up the computer, those items are in the Start Up Items > folder inside the System folder. You treat items in this folder in the > same manner described above for the Apple Menu Items. > > After you have moved items around, or added or deleted items, you > should restart your computer. > > Nancy > > > -- > SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
