I met a customer the other day who used only icon view in the Finder, and she was having a lot of trouble finding what she needed in the various folders filled with hundreds of items. When she handed me the laptop, I immediately switched to list view by pressing Command-2, and she was mesmerized at this capability. It was almost too much to handle when I showed her column view by pressing Command-3.
While navigating the Finder in list view, you can use the arrow keys to go up and down the list. If you come upon a folder, you can use the right arrow to show that folder’s contents; conversely, you can use the left arrow to hide the contents of that folder. While in column view, you can use the left and right arrows to move between columns.
When you find the file or folder you wish to open, you can use the Command-O keyboard shortcut. If you want to delete a file, use Command-Delete.
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