How do i rename files ?

pocketaces · pocketaces #1 (**permalink**)

12-24-2005, 10:49 AM

Hi everyone...I just got my mac 2 months ago and could not figure out how to rename files and folders. Does MAC have an option to rename files because I have not been able to find it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks...

mynameis · mynameis #2 (**permalink**)

12-24-2005, 10:50 AM

just single click the name and it should let you change it

pocketaces · pocketaces #3 (**permalink**)

12-24-2005, 10:54 AM

Thanks but it did not work. I clicked it once and nothing happened when i tried changing the name. Any other way? OR am I doing something wrong.

pocketaces · pocketaces #4 (**permalink**)

12-24-2005, 11:06 AM

thanks it finally worked.

Erudite.Warrior · Erudite.Warrior #5 (**permalink**)

12-25-2005, 11:13 AM

As an alternative, you can select the file (click once on the icon) and hit CMD+I and it will open the information dialog box for that file. You can then edit the name of the file in the information box.

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #6 (**permalink**)

12-25-2005, 11:19 AM

Or you can Right Click (or Control Click) on the file and click Get Info and change the name there also.

john_ · john_ #7 (**permalink**)

12-25-2005, 04:27 PM

that one caught me out too! took me ages to figure it out, how stupid i felt when i discovered how easy it was!

dtravis7 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,895 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	12-25-2005, 11:19 AM Or you can Right Click (or Control Click) on the file and click Get Info and change the name there also. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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pocketaces #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 26, 2005 Location: Canada - Ottawa Posts: 41 Mac Specs: Ibook G4 12" - 1.33Ghz. 40GB, Ipod Shuffle 1GB.	12-24-2005, 10:49 AM Hi everyone...I just got my mac 2 months ago and could not figure out how to rename files and folders. Does MAC have an option to rename files because I have not been able to find it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks...
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mynameis #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 30, 2004 Posts: 3,378	12-24-2005, 10:50 AM just single click the name and it should let you change it
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pocketaces #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 26, 2005 Location: Canada - Ottawa Posts: 41 Mac Specs: Ibook G4 12" - 1.33Ghz. 40GB, Ipod Shuffle 1GB.	12-24-2005, 11:06 AM thanks it finally worked.
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Erudite.Warrior #5 (permalink)
Member Since: May 17, 2005 Location: Bristow, VA Posts: 151 Mac Specs: 2.8Ghz MBP, 4GB RAM, 320 GB 7200RPM HD	12-25-2005, 11:13 AM As an alternative, you can select the file (click once on the icon) and hit CMD+I and it will open the information dialog box for that file. You can then edit the name of the file in the information box.
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john_ #7 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	12-25-2005, 04:27 PM that one caught me out too! took me ages to figure it out, how stupid i felt when i discovered how easy it was!
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