Customize the Finder Toolbar
by Robert Hodgen in How to, Mac Basics on November 12th, 2008. No Comments.

Like most applications in OS X with a toolbar, Finder will let you rearrange, add and remove items from its toolbar (pictured below). This is a great timesaver for those who don’t have the keyboard shortcuts memorized for deleting or want to have access to a button.

Customized Finder Toolbar.

Customized Finder Toolbar.

Like most other OS X applications, customize Finder’s toolbar by choosing the Customize Toolbar… from the View menu (pictured below).

Customize Toolbar menu item.

Customize Toolbar menu item.

Just like previously mentioned, Finder acts just as most other OS X applications. Below is a screenshot of the toolbar items available for Finder’s toolbar; it includes options like New Folder, Delete, Get Info, Quick Look, Eject and multiple view/navigation items.

Items available for the Finder toolbar.

Items available for the Finder toolbar.

This can be looked at as a tip or just a reminder, a reminder that you can always customize your Toolbars and to use that feature to its fullest.

I like to add a little something to each of the applications I use, personalize them if you will. Even though I use keyboard shortcuts the majority of the time to delete, view file info or for Quick Look, I find myself using them occasionally when its not convenient to use the keyboard (other people who use my Mac use them as well).

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