{"id":40569,"date":"2017-05-01T09:26:44","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T14:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=40569"},"modified":"2017-05-02T15:51:11","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T20:51:11","slug":"quick-tip-arrange-your-mac-apps-by-category-in-finder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/40569-quick-tip-arrange-your-mac-apps-by-category-in-finder\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Tip: Arrange Your Mac Apps By Category in Finder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mac OS is home to so many great features and capabilities<\/a>, that it’s easy to stumble upon\u00a0something every day that you might not have known about.<\/p>\n

Today was one of those days for this author. There is a simple trick that allows macOS users to re-organize their applications by category rather than by their name or date modified. It’s not the flashiest trick \u2013 it’s completely lacks any flash, actually \u2013 but it might help you navigate or search your apps more quickly and conveniently.<\/p>\n

Here’s how it’s done:<\/p>\n

1)<\/strong> Open Applications in Finder by typing Shift-Command-a.\"\"<\/a>2)<\/strong> In the Apps window, type Command-j and you will see this window.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>3)<\/strong> Choose to arrange the apps by Application Category as seen above and your apps will now be grouped together as Music, Social Networking, Productivity, etc. as seen in the image below.\u00a0\"\"<\/a>Have quick tips of your own? Be sure to share them in the comments section. For more tricks and guides, check out the Tech Tips section of the Rocket Yard<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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