Working with files

Task

Action

Open a frequently used document

After having added the document to the Special menu, display the Special menu and choose the document.

Open a recently used document

Display the Special menu and choose the document from the Recent Documents submenu.

Requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later.

Preview a song, a movie, or a PDF or text file

Select the file in the Special menu.

View a PDF file as a slideshow

Select the PDF file in the Special menu and choose Slideshow.

View a file's kind, size, creation, and modification date

Select the file in the Special menu.

View when a file was last opened

Select the file in the Special menu and display the More Info submenu.

View the metadata associated with a song, a movie, or a PDF file

Select the file in the Special menu and display the More Info submenu.

View information about a zip archive

Select the zip archive in the Special menu and display the More Info and Zip Archive Contents submenus.

Run an AppleScript

Select the AppleScript in the Special menu and choose Run Script.

Open a file with a specific application

Select the file in the Special menu and choose the application from the Open With submenu.

If the application is running, you can choose it from the Open With Running Application submenu.

Show a file in the Finder

Select the file in the Special menu and choose "Show in Finder"

Move a file to the Trash

Select the file in the Special menu and choose "Move to Trash".

Move a file to another folder or disk

Select the file in the Special menu and choose "Move to". Browse and select the destination folder or disk and click Move.

Copy a file to the desktop

Select the file in the Special menu and choose "Copy to Desktop".

Copy a file to another folder or disk

Select the file in the Special menu and choose "Copy to". Browse and select the destination folder or disk and click Copy.

View the contents of a file package

Display the Special menu and hold the Control key while selecting the package.

Open an item in a file package

Select the file package in the Special menu, hold the Control key to show its contents, and choose the item.