File List Window Toolbar

    The buttons along the top of the file list window act on the items currently selected in the list or on the list itself. A button's action is not available if it would not be appropriate for the current selection.

The Default Button

    Pressing Return or Enter key activates the current default button, which is denoted by a small black bar under it. To change the default button, grab the bar under the current default button and drag it beneath the desired button.
    Double-clicking an item in the list anywhere other than its icon or the mark column also activates the default button. Double-clicking an item's icon always opens the item, the same as double-clicking the item in the Finder.

The Buttons

    Go to the Finder and show the selected list items in their parent folders.
    Open the selected items as if they were opened from the Finder.
    This is the Open With Application button. Use it to open files (and folders in some cases) in applications other than the one used when the item is opened in the Finder.
    Mac OS X: This does not set an application which should always be used to open the file. It simply opens the file in the selected application.
    Actions drop-down menu - Commands to apply to the selected items.
    Print selected files with their parent applications.
    Open the selected items in File Buddy's info window.
    Get info using the Finder's Get Info window.
    Display collective size information for the selected items.
    Make aliases of the selected items using File Buddy's alias creation window.
    Copy selected items. A simple click produces an Save dialog box for selecting a one-time destination for the copy. Click and hold to access a menu of locations to which you copy items on a regular basis. To add a folder to the menu, choose Move To Folder from the menu and select a new location.
    Move selected items. A simple click produces an Save dialog box for selecting a one-time destination for the move. Click and hold to access a menu of locations to which you move items on a regular basis. To add a folder to the menu, choose Move To Folder from the menu and select a new location.
    Move selected items to the desktop.
    Mac OS X: If the item resides on the Mac OS X boot volume, the item is moved to the current user's Desktop folder. If it resides on any other volume, it is copied to that folder.
    A menu with commands for identifying and selecting duplicate files in the list.
    Add something to the list using a file selection window. Items can also be added by dragging them into the list from the Finder.
    Mark the selected items in the list. If the mark column is not visible, it is added to the list. Use the drop down menu to work with marked items.
    A drop-down menu of file list window behavior preferences.
    Save the list to a file for recall later. The entire list is saved if the button is clicked. Press the button to open a menu with other options for saving the list.
    Open the Find window and load the item's attributes to simplify searching for similar items. Only available if exactly one item is selected.
    Move selected items to the trash. +Delete (Backspace) has the same effect.
    Open this help to the topic page for the file list window.

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