
Chapter 9 Managing Preferences 155
Managing Finder Preferences
You can control various aspects of Finder menus and windows. The table below
summarizes what you can do with each Finder preference pane.
Setting Up Simple Finder
You can select either the regular Finder or Simple Finder as the user environment. The
regular Finder looks and acts like the standard Mac OS X desktop. Simple Finder
provides an easier-to-navigate interface (for example, the Documents and My
Applications folders appear in the user’s Dock).
In addition to using Workgroup Manager, you can set up Simple Finder on a client
computer (locally) using System Preferences. When you use Workgroup Manager to
apply the Simplified Finder environment and the feature is not in use on the local
computer, only the client’s Finder is affected; Dock and Application access settings
must be managed separately. You can set up the Simplified Finder on the local
computer, and use the application and Dock management features in Workgroup
Manager to add Dock items and application access.
Important: For client computers using Mac OS X versions 10.2 through 10.2.8, don’t
turn on Simple Finder for users who log in to a workgroup with its own group folder
(directory). These users can’t use applications because Simple Finder prevents access to
the group directory.
To turn on Simple Finder:
1 In Workgroup Manager, click Preferences.
2 Make sure the right directory is selected and that you are authenticated for it.
To switch directories, click the small globe above the accounts list. If you are not
authenticated, click the lock.
3 Select one or more users, groups, or computer lists.
4 Click Finder.
5 Click Preferences and select a management setting (Always).
Finder preference pane What you can control
Preferences Finder window behavior, Simple Finder, whether open items
appear on the desktop, filename extension visibility, and the Empty
Trash warning dialog
Commands Commands in Finder menus and the Apple menu allow users to
easily connect to servers or restart the computer, for example. In
some situations, you may want to limit user access to these
commands. Settings in the Commands pane let you control
whether certain commands are available to users.
Views Finder Views allow you to adjust the arrangement and appearance
of items on a user’s desktop, in Finder windows, and in the top-
level directory of the computer.
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