{"id":26578,"date":"2017-05-22T07:01:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T11:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/?p=26578"},"modified":"2017-05-17T09:26:14","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T13:26:14","slug":"9-tricks-that-make-it-easier-to-save-files-on-the-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/9-tricks-that-make-it-easier-to-save-files-on-the-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Tricks that Make It Easier to Save Files on the Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s nothing sexy about the Save dialog in Mac apps. It\u2019s not pretty, you can\u2019t tweet from it, and Apple hasn\u2019t changed anything about it in years. But every time you create a new document in a Mac app, you have to save it. Once in the Save dialog, you name your document, pick a location, and click Save. (Many apps also add their own options, such as picking a file format.)<\/p>\n<p>Using the Save dialog isn\u2019t hard, but there are a bunch of ways to simplify the act of naming and positioning your document. Here are our favorites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Expand the Save dialog.<\/b> By default, it appears in an abbreviated form that shows only fields for the file name and entering Finder tags, plus a destination pop-up menu that includes favorites from your Finder\u2019s sidebar and recently used folders. What if the folder in which you want to store the document isn\u2019t in the menu? Click the expansion triangle to the right of the Save As field to get the full-fledged Save dialog.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Save-dialog-expanding-1024x429.png\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Save-dialog-expanding-1024x429.png 1024w, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Save-dialog-expanding-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Save-dialog-expanding-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Save-dialog-expanding-1080x453.png 1080w, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Save-dialog-expanding.png 1162w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"429\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/429;\" \/><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Change the view.<\/b> Once you\u2019re working in the expanded Save dialog, note that you can switch between Icon, List, and Column view using the view <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Save-dialog-view-buttons-inline.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"66\" height=\"16\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 66px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 66\/16;\" \/>\u00a0buttons at the top. Icon\u00a0view isn\u2019t terribly useful, but it\u2019s much easier to see what\u2019s in the destination folder in List view, and much easier to navigate around your drive in Column view. You can even press Command-1 (icon), Command-2 (list), and Command-3 (column) to switch to specific views.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><b>Search for a folder.<\/b> Not sure where the folder you want is located? Ask macOS to find it using the Search field, which limits itself to finding folders.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><b>Resize the dialog.<\/b> If the Save dialog feels cramped, particularly in Column view, move your pointer over an edge or bottom corner until it turns into a double-headed arrow. Then click and drag to change the size of the dialog.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><b>Use the sidebar.<\/b> The folders you\u2019ve put in the Finder window sidebar appear in the sidebar here too, and a single click on any one teleports you to it instantly.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><b>Take advantage of keyboard shortcuts.<\/b> Many people like to save new documents to the Desktop and file them later. If that\u2019s you, try pressing Command-D in the Save dialog to jump instantly to the Desktop. In fact, nearly all the keyboard shortcuts listed in the Finder\u2019s Go menu work in the Save dialog too.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Save-dialog-keyboard-shortcuts.png\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Save-dialog-keyboard-shortcuts.png 291w, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Save-dialog-keyboard-shortcuts-253x300.png 253w\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"245\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 207px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 207\/245;\" \/><\/li>\n<li><b>Make new folders.<\/b> In its expanded form, the Save dialog gains a New Folder button you can click to make a new folder in the currently shown location. Or just press Command-Shift-N. Once you make the new folder, you can save your file into it.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><b>Pre-fill the file name.<\/b> For some new files, you want the same name as a previous file, but with a version number or month appended. To pre-fill an existing file name in the Save As field, simply click the file in the listing. Then click in the Save As field to edit as necessary.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><b>Pre-fill the file name and destination.<\/b> For our final trick, bring up the Save dialog, switch to the Finder, and drag a file from the Finder into anywhere in the Save dialog apart from the sidebar. Presto\u2014the Save dialog pre-fills the file\u2019s name and jumps to its location; you can now edit the file name in the Save As field as desired. If you drag just a folder, only the location changes. (The item that you dragged doesn\u2019t move anywhere.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So the next time you save a new document, think about all you can do in the Save dialog to spend less time fussing with file names and destinations.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Twitter:<\/b> Did you know you can pre-fill a file name in the Mac\u2019s Save dialog with a single click? Learn that trick and more at:<\/p>\n<p><b>Facebook:<\/b> You won\u2019t believe all the things you can do when saving a file in the Mac\u2019s Save dialog!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s nothing sexy about the Save dialog in Mac apps. It\u2019s not pretty, you can\u2019t tweet from it, and Apple hasn\u2019t changed anything about it in years. But every time you create a new document in a Mac app, you have to save it. Once in the Save dialog, you name your document, pick a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[66,39,61,64,5,60,196,63,79],"tags":[31,41,215,214],"class_list":["post-26578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-blog","category-customization","category-keyboard-shortcut","category-mac","category-productivity","category-restricted-content","category-save-dialog","category-solution","tag-imac","tag-mac-mini","tag-macbook-pro-files","tag-macos-files"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Save-dialog-expanding-1024x429.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6YLEm-6UG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1664,"url":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/teleport-around-your-mac-with-the-sidebar\/","url_meta":{"origin":26578,"position":0},"title":"Teleport Around Your Mac with the Sidebar","author":"computeradv","date":"September 2, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"If you\u2019re having trouble getting to your frequently used folders on the Mac easily, a few minutes learning about the sidebar could make all the difference. 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