10.3: Save over the top of existing files

Oct 27, '03 01:41:00AM

Contributed by: seven5

PC users have always been able to click on a file in their Save dialog windows and use that clicked filename as the new filename to save as, hence saving over an existing file. OS X never let us do this. But thanks to the new Finder and its Save dialogs, this is possible.

When saving a file, choose a grayed-out file in a folder, and that file's name pops into the Filename field. When you hit Save, the Finder will ask you if you would like to save over top of the current file.

The files look like they are shaded, but they are clickable. Switchers will understand and appreciate this trick...

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