It's perfectly okay to do those things while you're actually working on the file in an app. You could even move the file to a new location while you have it open.

But you could also simply click the title, like that, and it will bring up a little dialogue box here that allows you to rename the file. Notice when you do that it will select the name at the top in the title of the window. So in Pages here, for instance, you can go to File and there's Rename.

But now you can actually do it while you're right in the middle of working on the file. Years ago you would expect to have to Save the file, Close it, Rename it in the Finder, and then open it again. I can actually rename it while I'm working on it. For instance I've got this document here open in Pages. In fact you can rename files while you have an app open. So a quick Return and a Command A will select the entire file name.īut that's not the only way to rename files. You can actually quickly do it, Command A, to select All. But you can move the cursor there and select it. It's just that it's not initially selected when you go to Rename. Note that if you ever need to change the extension you can. All you need to do is select the folder and you can either choose Rename from the File menu or press Return to enter Rename mode. You can type and hit Return and you're done. That brings you right into the Rename mode. All you need to do is select the file and then press Return. Now it seems a shame that there's no keyboard shortcut for this. All you need to do is type something and then when you're done press Return and the file is renamed. The file extension is not selected so you can easily rename the file while leaving the extension as is. If I select that then you can see that the name is selected. All I need to do is select it and then under the File menu there is an option for Rename. Here I am in the Finder and let's say I want to rename this file. There are several ways to do this on the Mac. One of the most basic things you need to do in any computer operating system is to rename files and folders. Join us and get exclusive content and course discounts. There you can read more about the Patreon Campaign. MacMost is brought to you thanks to a great group of more than 800 supporters. Today let me show you how to rename files on your Mac. Video Transcript: Hi, this is Gary with. Check out Mac Basics: How To Rename Files at YouTube for closed captioning and more options.

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