Create a New Folder

Right click a blank area of your desktop
When a window opens - Select New/Folder
Type a name for the folder
Left click a blank area of your desktop

Create a New Folder

Select "New Folder" from the File Pull-down menu
or
Hold down the Apple Key and the N Key

Change Name of an Existing Folder

Right click on folder you want to rename
When a window opens - Select Rename
Type in new name
Left click a blank area of your desktop

Change Name of an Existing Folder

Click once on the folder name
When it changes color type in the new name
Click a blank area of your desktop

Right click on document icon
When a window opens - Select Rename
Type in new name
Must add kind of document to name (.doc, .pdf, .jpg)
Left click a blank area of your desktop
 

Change Name of an Existing Document When it is Not Open (In Icon Format on Your Desktop)

Click once on the document name
When it changes color type in the new name
Click a blank area of your desktop

Right click on document icon
When a window opens - Select Delete
A window will open asking if you really want to delete it
Click yes.

or

Click on folder or document, hold down mouse and drag to recycle bin

Delete Folder or Document From Desktop

Move cursor to document
Hold down mouse button and drag to trash can

or

Click once on an icon to select it.
Hold down the Apple Key and the Delete Key

Move Items on Desktop Out of the Way

Left click on the item and drag to new location
Release mouse button

Move Items on Desktop Out of the Way

Click on the item and drag to a new location
Release mouse button

Cut, Copy, Paste

Highlight the item or text
Choose cut, copy, or paste from the Edit Pull-down menu
The information is saved on the clip board for your next action

or

Hold down the Control key and the "x" key for cut.
Hold down the Control key and the "c" key for copy
Hold down the Control key and the "v" key for paste

Cut, Copy, Paste

Highlight the item or text
Choose cut, copy, or paste from the Edit Pull-down menu
The information is saved on the clip board for your next action

or

Hold down the Apple key and the "x" key for cut.
Hold down the Apple key and the "c" key for copy
Hold down the Apple key and the "v" key for paste

Empty Trash

Right click on the recycle bin
When window opens, select empty recycle bin.
A second window will open asking if you really want to delete.
Choose yes.

Empty Trash

Choose Empty Trash from the Special Pull-down menu

Change the Color or Design of a Folder

I am told you can change the icon of a folder in Windows, but I have never been able to figure out how to do so.

Change the Color or Design of a Folder

Change the color by choosing Label from the File Pull-down menu and selecting a color

Change the design of the icon or the folder

1. Download the icons you want to use and save them on your desktop.

2. Click on and highlight the icon you want to copy and then choose "Get Info" from the File pull-down menu.

3. In the Get Info window, the icon you have selected will appear at the top. Click it once (a black frame will surround it), then choose "Copy" from the Edit pull-down menu.

4. Now, repeat the "Get Info" routine with the blank folder or file you want to attach the new icon to; select it and choose "Get Info."

5. Again, click the old icon in the Get Info window, so that the frame appears, but this time choose "Paste" from the Edit Pull-down menu. The new icon should be pasted onto the folder and replace the old one.

Close a Document or an Application

In the top right hand corner of any document or application you will see three small boxes. To close click the "x" box. If you have not saved the document a small window will open asking if you want to save it or not. Choose yes, no, or cancel.

or

Choose "Exit" from file pull-down menu. If you have not saved the document a small window will open asking if you want to save it or not.

 Close a Document or an Application

In the top left hand corner of any document or application is a small box. To close click on that box. If you have not saved the document a small window will open asking if you want to save it or not.

or

Choose or "Quit" from the File Pull-down menu. If you have not saved the document a small window will open asking if you want to save it or not.

Change the Size of an Open Window

In the top right hand corner of any document or application you will see three small boxes. To change the size of an open window left click the middle of the three boxes. If the window was taking up the whole screen it will become smaller at which point you can move the window around. If the window was in the smaller mode, it will take up the whole screen and you will not be able to move it.

or

Grab the bottom right hand corner of the open window and pull or push to change the size.

 Change the Size of An Open Window

In the top right hand corner of any document or application you will see two small boxes. To change the size of an open window click the button on the left. If the window was taking up the whole screen it will become smaller at which point you can move the window around. If the window was in the smaller mode, it will take up the whole screen and you will not be able to move it.

or

Grab the bottom right hand corner of the open window and pull or push to change the size.

Temporarily Close a Document

In the top right hand corner of any document or application you will see three small boxes. To temporarily close a document left click the "-" box. This is called minimizing. The document collapses to the toolbar on the bottom of the desktop window. To reopen it, double click on the name bar on that toolbar.

Temporarily Close a Document

Double click on the top line of the window where the name of the document or application appears. The document or application will roll up like a window shade. To reopen, double click again on the same place.

Open an Application

Left click on the Start button in the lower left of your screen.
Hold down the mouse button and move to Program.
A new window will open.
Continue to hold down the mouse button and move to the new window and select the application you want.
Release the mouse button.

You may also choose to make an alias of the application to store on your desktop. If you have an alias just double click on it with your left mouse.

 Open an Application

Double click on your hard drive.
Find the application you want (it will probably be in the "Applications" folder unless you put it somewhere else.
Double click on the application to open it.

You may also choose to make an alias of the application to store on your desktop. If you have an alias just double click on it with your mouse. To make an alias click once on the icon of the application. Open the File Pull-down menu and choose Make Alias.

Get Help 

Left click on the Start button in the lower left of your screen.
Hold down the mouse button and move to Help.
A new window will open.
Choose from three tabs for Contents, Index, or Find
Select the one you want and follow directions.

 Get Help

Choose Mac Help from the Help Pull-down menu.
Type in a key word and hit return, or choose from the menu.

 Find

Left click on the Start button in the lower left of your screen.
Hold down the mouse button and move to Find.
A new window will open.
Choose Files or Folders.
A new window will open.
Choose from three Tabs for Name and Location, Date Modified, or Advanced.
Type in the information requested and hit return.

(Caution: in all the years I have used a PC at work, I have never found the Find function to be functional. I can ask the computer to find something that is sitting right on my desktop and it will tell me nothing was found.)

 Find

Choose Find from the File Pull-down menu. If you have a newer operating system Sherlock will open. Click on one of the 10 options across the top to tell Sherlock where to go. Type in what you want to find and hit return. A window will open containing everything that contains the words or letters you have entered. Choose the one you want. It is not necessary to type in whole words unless you choose to do so.

In an older operating system a Find window will open. Type in what you want to find and hit return. A window will open containing everything that contains the words or letters you have entered. Choose the one you want. It is not necessary to type in whole words unless you choose to do so.