Aliases
An alias is an "empty" icon that represents the real thing. You create aliases so you don't have to go find the original file everytime you want to use ityou can put aliases where they are easier to find, and keep the originals in their important folders.
An alias looks just like the original icon, but there's a small arrow in the bottom-left corner.You can make aliases of applications, documents, folders, utilities, games, etc. Aliases are wonderful tools for organizing your workanything you want to use is only one double-click away from wherever you are. Remember, an alias is just a picture that goes and gets the real file.Make an alias
Exercise:
Making an alias is so easy.
| 1. | Select the item you want to make an alias of (click once on it). | | 2. | Then choose one of these four ways to make an alias:Either from the File menu, choose "Make Alias."Or press Command L.Or hold down the Control key and single-click on the item you want to make an alias of. A contextual menu pops up, as shown below; choose "Make Alias."
After you choose "Make Alias," the new alias will be sitting right on top of the original file. Just drag it to where you want to keep it.Or hold down Command Option and drag the fileif you drag it to a different folder or to the Desktop, when you let go you'll have an alias with the word "alias" removed from its name; if you drag to somewhere else in the same folder, you'll have an alias with the word "alias" at the end of it. |
Drag the alias icon to wherever you want to keep it. Rename it if you like. The new file does not have to have the word "alias" in its name. And it doesn't matter if you move the original filethe alias can always find it.Details of aliases
Making aliases is easy, but here are some details you should understand.An alias isn't a duplicate of anything; it's just a pointer to the real thing. If you double-click an alias of Quicken, you'll open your original Quicken application, even if the original Quicken is stored in a completely different folder.If you delete an alias, you don't delete the originalthe original is still stored on your hard disk. So you can keep revising your filing system as your needs change. Don't want that alias of Budget Charts cluttering up your Project Plans folder any more? Fine; throw it away. The original Budget Charts is still where you stored it.If you put an item into an alias of a folder, the item actually gets put into the original folder.You can move an alias and even rename an alias. The Mac will still be able to find the original and open it whenever you double-click on the alias.Even if you move or rename the original file, the alias can still find it.If you delete the original file, the Mac does notautomatically delete any of the aliases you created for that file. When you double-click on an alias whose original has been trashed, you will get a message telling you the original could not be located.
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