Labels
Mac OS X's Labels feature enables you to assign color-coded labels to Finder icons. You can then sort list view windows by label or search for items based on the assigned label. With a little imagination, labels can be a useful file management tool.Chapter 6 .You can change the name associated with a label or its color. I tell you how in Chapter 6 .
To assign a label to an item
1. | In a Finder window, select the icon(s) you want to apply a label to (Figure 21 ).Figure 21. Select the icon you want to apply a label to. |
2. | From the File menu, choose the color of the label you want to apply (Figure 22 ).Figure 22. •Choose a label color from the bottom of the File menu.Figure 23. The color you chose is applied to the icon's name. (I know it doesn't look red here, but it is.) |
To remove a label from an item
1. | In a Finder window, select the icon you want to remove a label from (Figure 24 ).Figure 24. Select the icon you want to remove the label from. |
2. | From the File menu, choose the X beneath Color Label (Figure 25 ).Figure 25. •Choosing the X under Color Label removes the label from selected icons. |