Oh, I almost forgot: you can also copy and paste the folder in question in the Desktop folder (left pane in the Finder main window), and it'll appear on the Desktop itself. Press Option + Command together as you drag the original item to another folder or the desktop. You may have to restart the Finder (or reboot the Mac, or just log out and back in) for the latter to take effect. In the Finder preferences, you can also choose to show all connected servers on the Desktop, which can come in handy too. All you have to do is locate the server folder you want to share in the Finder, and drag it to rightmost part of the Dock, where there are already some folders such as Applications, Documents, Downloads, etc.Īlternately, you can also create a new Shared item in the left pane of your main Finder window.
As long as the window is open on your desktop, and.
First of all open a Finder window and click on the ‘Applications’ option from the sidebar. The first keyboard shortcut in this list is Command + Tab, which allows you to quickly step through every single app window open on your desktop.
If placed in the Dock, your alias will always be within reach. How to place app shortcut icon on your Mac. This said, the best way to make an alias easy to use is to place it in the Dock via drag-n-drop, not on the Desktop. First off, putting stuff (links/aliases, files, folders) on a Mac Desktop is not good practice, because it leads to some extra work on the CPU, since the Desktop is a folder like others, OS X will index all its content every time your Mom starts her Mac.