Icon Names
Mac OS is very flexible when it comes to names for files, folders, and disks.
A file or folder name can be up to 31 characters long. A disk name can be up to 27 characters long.
A name can contain any character except a colon (:).
This makes it easy to give your files, folders, and disks names that make sense to you.
Tip
Normally, you name documents when you save them. I tell you how to save documents in Chapter 5.
Tip
No two documents in the same window can have the same name.
Tip
I tell you about disks later in this chapter.
To rename an icon
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Point to the name of the icon (Figure 33), and click. After a brief pause, an edit box appears around the name and the name becomes highlighted (Figure 34).
Figure 33. Point to the name ... |
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