Get to Know Your Desktop and Finder
When you turn on your Mac, you'll always see your Desktop, .shown below. This is also called the Finder, although technically the Finder is the application that runs the Desktop. Whenever you see a direction that tells you to go to the Desktop or to the Finder, this is where you need to go.[View full size image]

Make sure you can get to the Desktop or Finder when necessary
As you work on your Mac, you will be using a number of applications in which you'll create your documents, but you'll often want to go back to the Finder, which sort of acts like home base. The name of the active application, the one that's currently open and available to use (including the Finder), will always be displayed in the application menu. Keep an eye on that menu.To go to the Finder at any time, do one of these things: