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Mac OS X with Snow Leopard lets you customize files and folders are displayed in the Finder, including the sizes of fonts and icons, the space between icons, the amount of information that appears by default, and even the background.
After working in the Finder for a while, you could end up with a big, messy collection of icons, like this:
You can quickly clean up a messy folder like this one.
Before you change options, restore order by right-clicking any open area of the active window and choosing Clean Up.
Whip your icons into a more orderly rank and file.
After things are in alignment, work with the icon view options. (Naturally, you’ll want the active Finder window in icon view first, so choose View→As Icons or press Command+1.) From the Finder menu, choose View→Show View Options to display the View Options.
Mac OS X Snow Leopard remembers the changes that you make within the View Options dialog, no matter which view mode you’re configuring. The changes that you can make from this dialog include
- Always Open in Icon View: When you select this check box, each Finder window that you open automatically uses icon view. (If deselected, the new window uses the last view mode you used.)
- Resizing your icons: Click and drag the Icon Size slider to shrink or expand the icons within the window. The icon size is displayed in pixels above the slider.
- Specifying grid spacing: Click and drag the Grid Spacing slider to shrink or expand the amount of white space between icons.
- Resizing icon label text: Click the up and down arrows to the right of the Text Size pop-up menu to choose the font size (in points) for icon labels.
- Moving icon label text: Select either the Bottom (default) or the Right radio button to choose between displaying the text under your Desktop icons or to the right of the icons.
- Show Item Info: With this check box selected, Mac OS X displays the number of items within each folder in the window.
- Show Icon Preview: If you select this check box, the Finder displays icons for image files using a miniature of the actual picture.
- Arranging icons: From this pop-up menu, you can automatically align icons to a grid within the window. You can also sort the display of icons in a window by choosing one of the following criteria from its pop-up menu: by name, date modified, date created, size, item type, or the icon label you’ve assigned.
- Choosing a background: To select a background for the window, select one of three radio buttons here:
- White:This is the default.
- Color:Click a color choice from the color block that appears if you make this selection.
- Picture:Select this radio button and then click the Select button to display a standard Open dialog. Navigate to the desired image, click it once to select it, and then click Open.
- Use as Defaults: When you first open the View Options dialog, the changes you’re making apply only to the Finder window that opens when you open the selected item. If you want these changes to apply to all the Finder windows that you view in the current mode, click this button.
After all your changes are made and you’re ready to return to work, click the dialog’s Close button to save your settings.
Startup screens can vary by Mac model, operating system (macOS), and more. Some screens, such as the prohibitory symbol or question mark, mean that you need to resolve an issue before your Mac can finish starting up. For all Mac models, startup is complete when you see the Finder menu bar, desktop, and Dock.
Prohibitory symbol
A circle with a line or slash through it means that the selected startup disk contains a Mac operating system, but it's not a macOS that your Mac can use. You should reinstall macOS on that disk.
Question mark
A folder with a question mark means that the selected startup disk isn't available or doesn't contain a Mac operating system. Learn how to resolve a flashing question mark.
Blank (empty) screen
It's normal for a blank screen to appear once or more during startup. It can be black, gray, blue, or a desktop picture. If an image doesn't appear after a few moments, make sure that your display is turned on, connected, and has its brightness turned up.
Apple logo
Your Mac shows an Apple logo when it finds a local startup disk, which is a startup disk built into your Mac or directly connected to your Mac. If it can't find one, it attempts to use a network startup disk, if available. As startup continues, you should see a progress bar or indicator , with or without the Apple logo. This screen might alternate with a blank screen several times.
If you're updating or reinstalling macOS, this stage can take much longer to complete. The progress bar might move more slowly and pause for longer periods as installation progresses. Learn what to do if your Mac seems to be stuck on this screen during or immediately after installation.
Spinning globe
When using a network startup disk, your Mac shows a spinning globe instead of an Apple logo. A spinning globe also appears when starting up from macOS Recovery over the Internet. As startup continues, you should see a progress bar or indicator , which might alternate with a blank screen several times.
Globe with alert symbol
You might see a globe with an exclamation point when your Mac is unsuccessfully attempting to start up from macOS Recovery over the Internet. Your Mac might not be able to connect to the Internet, or it might be using a network configuration that doesn't work with macOS Recovery. Try these solutions:
- Use Command-R at startup to attempt to use the built-in macOS Recovery system instead of macOS Recovery over the Internet.
- Connect to the Internet using Ethernet instead of Wi-Fi, or vice versa.
- Connect to the Internet from a different network.
- Try again later, because the issue might be temporary.
Lock icon
If your Mac is using a firmware password, the lock icon appears when you try to start up from another disk or volume, such as an external drive or macOS Recovery. Enter the firmware password to continue.
System lock PIN code
Your Mac asks for a PIN code when it has been remotely locked using Find My. Enter the four-digit or six-digit passcode to continue.
Login window
At the login window, enter your user account password to log in to your Mac. If FileVault is turned on, this also unlocks your disk. You might see a default desktop picture in the background, which might change to your chosen desktop picture when you select your account.
Thunderbolt, USB, or FireWire symbol
A large Thunderbolt , USB , or FireWire symbol onscreen means that your Mac is in target disk mode.
Learn more
- Learn what to do if your Mac doesn't turn on or finish starting up.
- Learn about Mac startup sounds and POST RAM error codes.
- When starting up from Windows using Boot Camp, your Mac doesn't show an Apple logo or the other screens in this article.