-FINDER TAGS-

-as of [25 JUNE 2024]

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*OFFICIAL LINK*

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*COMMANDS* —>

-SORT [FINDER FOLDER] BY [TAG]-

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*ALL TAGS* –>

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*CLICK ON ANY ITEM IN THE ‘TAGS SIDEBAR SECTION’ TO SHOW ALL FILES/FOLDERS WITH THAT ‘TAG’*

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*RIGHT-CLICK ANY ITEM IN THE ‘TAGS SIDEBAR SECTION’ TO ACCESS THIS ‘CONTEXT MENU’* –>

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(from there, you can re-name the ‘tag’)

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*in the ‘main menu finder section’, right-click on any item to access this ‘context menu’* –>

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(from here, you can add a ‘tag’ to the item)

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(you can add multiple ‘tags’ to the same ‘item’)

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(you can add ‘tag’ to any ‘open file’ by clicking the ‘down arrow button’ in the ‘top center’ of the ‘item window’…)

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*click into the ‘tag insertion box’ to view list of your ‘favorite tags’* –>

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*click ‘show all’ at the bottom of the list to see the rest of your ‘tags’*

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*you can also add ‘tags’ when you are saving a file* –>

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*in ‘finder’, select a file + then open ‘file’ in the ‘top menu bar’*

(or right-click the item)

(from there, you can select a ‘tag’…)

(if you hover your pointer over the ‘circles’, the name of the associated tag will replace the “tags…” text underneath)

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*you can also click on “add tags” in the ‘top right corner’ of the window*
(the top row is called the “toolbar”)

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*open ‘finder preferences’* –>

[COMMAND] + [ , ]

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*click on the ‘tags’ tab* –>

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*you can designate your ‘top 7’ tags by dragging them from the ‘top list’ to the ‘bottom box’*

(once they are inserted, you can ‘drag/drop’ to customize order)

(you can now select a tab and then press [CONTROL] + [1/2/3/4/5/6/7] to quickly add these tags to an item)

*hitting [CONTROL] + [0] clears all tags from the item*

(to remove a ‘tag’ from the ‘top 7 list’, drag it out of the confines of ‘bottom box’ until you see an ‘x’ sign)

(then release it and it will leave in a poof of digital smoke)

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*you can search for tags by typing the ‘tag name’ in the ‘finder search box’ in ‘top right corner’* –>

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*tags are also listed in the ‘finder left sidebar’*

(go to the ‘tags tab’ in ‘finder preferences’ to choose which tags are listed in the sidebar)

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*you can also group items by ‘tag’*

*go to ‘groups dropdown menu’ in ‘finder top toolbar’ and select ‘tags’* –>

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*you can also sort items by ‘tag’*

(first turn off ‘group by’ by selecting ‘none’ in the ‘group by button’ in ‘finder top toolbar’…)

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*then go to ‘actions dropdown menu’ and select ‘sort by’* –>

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(in ‘sort by’, the ‘list order rank’ for each item is its tag)

(just like in ‘group by’)

(only difference is that ‘group by’ lists each ‘tag title’ before listing the items containing that ‘tag’)

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*to enter ‘list view’* –>

[COMMAND] + [2]

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*right-click on the top ‘column header row’* –>

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*click on any ‘column header box’ to reverse order*

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*to remove tags from an item, right-click a selected item and choose ‘tags’* –>

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*hit ‘delete’ to delete tabs*

*press ‘return’ when done*

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*to remove tags from your mac* –>

*open ‘finder preferences’* –>

[COMMAND] + [ , ]

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*select the tag you want to remove and hit the ‘minus button’* –>

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*click on the ‘blue checkmark box’ to the right of each ‘tag’ to show/hide the tag in the ‘finder left sidebar’* –>

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*click on the ‘color box’ to the left of the ‘tag name’ to choose its ‘color’* –>

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*click a tag, click on the ‘tag name’, then wait until it enters ‘edit mode’ to type in a new ‘tag name’* –>

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*to add a new tag, click the ‘plus button’* –>

(to delete it, click the ‘minus button’)

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