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A menu bar usually appears at the top of the screen so that you can access the commands it contains. macOS hides the menu bar in certain situations. The menu bar shows the menus for the active application.
The MacBook stores its data, including the software it needs to work, on an internal drive. This drive is a solid-state device, or SSD, rather than an external drive with moving platters, but it is often referred to as a hard drive. You can also connect external drives for extra storage.
You can connect one or more iPods, iPhones, or iPads to your MacBook to transfer files.
Folders are containers that you use to organize files and other folders stored on your MacBook.
Files include documents, applications, or other sources of data. There are various kinds of documents, such as text, graphics, songs, or movies.
You view the contents of drives, folders, and other objects in Finder windows.
When you use apps, you use the windows that those apps display, for documents, web pages, games, and so on.
Work with the Finder Menu Bar and Menus
This menu is always visible so that you can access special commands, such as Shut Down and Log Out.
This menu enables you to control the Finder app itself. For example, you can display information about Finder or set preferences to control how it behaves.
This menu contains commands you can use to work with files and Finder windows.
This menu is not as useful in Finder as it is in other applications, but here you can undo what you have done or copy and paste information.
This menu enables you to determine how you view the desktop; it is especially useful for choosing Finder window views.
This menu takes you to various places, such as specific folders.
This menu enables you to navigate and arrange your open Finder windows.
This menu provides help with macOS or the other applications.
You can configure the menu bar to include specific menus, such as Screen Mirroring, Volume, Wi-Fi, Battery, and many more.
This feature enables you to switch user accounts and open the Login window.
This menu enables you to search for information on your MacBook.
This pop-up panel gives you quick access to frequently used controls.
Here you see the current day and time.
The Finder app controls the macOS desktop, and so you see the Finder menu bar whenever you work with the desktop. When you view the contents of a folder, you do so through a Finder window. There are many ways to view the contents of a Finder window, such as Icon view and List view. The sidebar enables you to quickly navigate the file system and to open files and folders with a single click. The Dock on the desktop and the sidebar in Finder windows enable you to access items quickly and easily.
Work with Finder Windows
Click to close a window.
Click to shrink a window and move it onto the Dock.
Click to expand a Finder window to the maximum size needed or possible; click it again to return to the previous size.
The name of the location whose contents you see in the window.
