Finder Commands

These commands are available when the Finder is frontmost.

Application Menu Actions

What You Say Result
About The Finder Displays information about the Finder.
Access Preferences Window Opens the Preferences dialog box.
Empty Trash Empties the trash.
Secure Empty Trash Securely empties the trash.
Hide This Application Hides the Finder.
Hide Other Applications Hides other applications.
Show All Applications Shows all applications.

File Menu Actions

What You Say Result
New Finder Window Makes a new Finder window.
Make New Folder Makes a new folder.
Make New Smart Folder Make New Smart Folder
Make New Burn Folder Makes a new Burn folder.
Open Selection Opens the selected item(s).
Print This Document Prints the selected document.
Close This Window Closes the active Finder window.
Close All Windows Closes all Finder windows.
Get Info Displays information on the selected item(s).
Show Inspector Shows the Inspector window.
Hide Inspector Hides the Inspector window.
Compress Selection Compresses the selection.
Duplicate Selection Duplicates the selection.
Make Alias Makes an alias of the selected item(s).
Quick Look Selection Opens the Quick Look heads up display for the selection.
Slideshow Selection Shows a slideshow of the selected items.
Show Original Shows the original of the selected alias(es).
Add To Sidebar Adds the selection to the Sidebar.
Move To Trash Moves the selected item(s) to the trash.
Eject Selection Ejects the selected item.
Access Burn Disc Window Allows you to access the Burn Disc window.
Access Find Window Opens the Find dialog box.

Edit Menu Actions

What You Say Result
Undo Last Action Undoes the last action. This is the same as pressing Command-Z (undo).
Cut Selection Cuts the selection to the clipboard.
Copy Selection Copies the selection to the clipboard.
Paste From Clipboard Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point.
Select All Selects everything.
Deselect All Deselects everything.
Show Clipboard Shows the clipboard.

View Menu Actions

What You Say Result
View As Icons Switches the view of the current window to Icon view.
View As List Switches the view of the active window to List view.
View As Columns Switches the view for the active window to Column view.
View as Cover Flow Switches the view of the current window to Cover Flow view.
Clean Up This Window Cleans up the active window. If no window is active, then it cleans up the desktop.
Clean Up Selection Cleans up the selected item(s).
Arrange By Name Arranges the view of the active window or desktop by name.
Arrange By Date Modified Arranges the view of the active window or desktop by date modified.
Arrange By Date Created Arranges the view of the active window or desktop by date created.
Arrange By Size Arranges the view of the active window or desktop by size.
Arrange By Kind Arranges the view of the active window or desktop by kind.
Arrange By Label Arranges the view of the active window or desktop by label.
Keep Arranged By Name Sets the view of the window or desktop to arrange by Name.
Keep Arranged By Date Modified Sets the view of the window or desktop to arrange by Date Modified.
Keep Arranged By Date Created Sets the view of the window or desktop to arrange by Date Created.
Keep Arranged By Size Sets the view of the window or desktop to arrange by Size.
Keep Arranged By Kind Sets the view of the window or desktop to arrange by Kind.
Keep Arranged By Label Sets the view of the window or desktop to arrange by Label.
Show Path Bar Shows the Path Bar.
Hide Path Bar Hides the path Bar.
Show Status Bar Shows the Status Bar.
Hide Status Bar Hides the status bar.
Show Toolbar Shows the Toolbar.
Hide Toolbar Hides the Toolbar.
Access Customize Toolbar Window Opens the Customize Toolbar dialog box.
Show View Options Shows the View Options window.
Hide View Options Hides the View Options window.

Go Menu Actions

What You Say Result
Go Back Goes back to the previous view in the active window.
Go Forward Goes to the next view in the active window.
Go To Enclosing Folder Opens the Enclosing folder for the selected item.
Go To Computer Switches to the main Computer view.
Go Home Switches the view in the active window to your home folder.
Go To Desktop Goes to the Desktop.
Go To Network Switches the view in the active window to the Network view.
Go To My iDisk Switches the view in the current window to your iDisk.
Access Other Users Public Folder Allows you to access another user’s iDisk public folder.
Go To Applications Folder Goes to the Applications folder.
Go To Utilities Goes to the Utilities folder.
Clear Recent Folders Menu Clears the Recent Folders menu
Access Go To Folder Window Opens the Go To Folder dialog box.
Access Connect to Server Window Opens the Connect to Server window.

Window Menu Actions

What You Say Result
Minimize This Window Minimizes the active window.
Minimize All Windows Minimizes all open Finder windows.
Zoom This Window Zooms the active Finder window.
Cycle Through Windows Cycles through open windows.
Bring All To Front Brings all Finder windows to the front.

Help Menu Actions

What You Say Result
Display Mac Help Displays Mac Help in the Apple Help Viewer.

Action Menu Actions

What You Say Result
Show Package Contents Of Selection Shows the contents of the selected package.

Button Pressing

What You Say Result
Press Cancel Press the Cancel Button
Press Connect Press the Connect Button
Press Done Press the Done Button

Selection

What You Say Result
Select Name Of Selection Selects the name of the selected icon.
Select Next Name Selects the next item alphabetically.
Select Previous Name Selects the previous named item alphabetically.