Finder App Full Or Partial

To launch an application from the resulting drop-down list, double-click it.

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The long ribbon of icons at the bottom of the Macs screen is called the Dock.

Clicking apps in the Dock is the primary method of launching them.

The Dock also shows the status of applicationsfor example, whether theyre running or needing your attention.

Dock icons can also display application-specific information, such as how many unread email messages you have in Apple Mail, graphs showing memory resource usage ( Activity Monitor ), or the current date ( Calendar ).

These typically include Finder, Mail, Safari (the default web browser), Contacts, Calendar, Photos, and System Preferences.

You can add an application to the Dock by dragging its icon in the Finder to the dock.

The surrounding Dock icons will move out of the way to make room.

Once an application icon displays in the Dock, you can launch the application by clicking the icon.

Likewise, you can remove an app from the Dock by dragging its icon from the Dock onto the Desktop, where it will disappear in a puff of smoke.

To remove an app from the Dock, Control click or right-click the icon of the application you wish to remove.

Open the Apple menu (the Apple icon in the top left corner of the display) and select Recent Items.

Youll then see all recently used applications, documents, and servers.

Clicking the Launchpad in the Dock (typically, the second icon from the left, unless youve tinkered with the Dock), displays an overlay of large icons for all the applications installed on your Mac.

You can drag them around, put them in folders, or otherwise rearrange them however you like.

Clicking on an application icon launches the associated program.

The simplest, most direct way to launch an app is to open the Applications folder and click on the application you want.

To find it, open the Finder from the Dock (its usually the first icon from the left).

From the Finders Go menu, select Applications and then the app you want to open.

The easiest way to access Spotlight is from the menu barthe strip that runs along the top of your display.

Click the small magnifying glass icon, and the Spotlight search field will display.

Finder App Full Or Partial

Enter the full or partial name of the target application, and Spotlight will display what it finds as you enter the text.

Finder App For Mac