Labels allow you to selectively color code files and folders so you can quickly identify specific or related items in the Finder. When an icon is color coded, the text is highlighted with a colored background behind its name. There are several ways to apply a color label to an item:

• Select the item and click File on the Finder menu. Select the desired color under Label.
• Ctrl-Click (or Right-Click) the item and then select the desired color under Label.
• Select the item, click the Action Button drop-down list on the Finder toolbar and then select the desired color under Label.
• Select the item, display the Get Info window (⌘ + I) and then click the desired color label.

You can sort your files and folders according to their label colors in List View by adding a Labels column to the Finder window (select View > Show View Options and then click the Label check box). When you click on the Finder’s Label column header or select View Arrange > By Label, all files and folders of the same color will appear together. To remove a label from an item, click the x at the beginning of the label color line.

Tip: To execute a Spotlight search for color-coded files, display a Spotlight search window, select Other from the Criteria list and choose File Label from the window. Then, click the desired color from the Spotlight window.

To Color-Code Finder Items:

1. Select the item you wish to color-code in the Finder window.
2. Select File from the menu and then select the desired color under Label
   Or
   Right + Click the item and then select the desired color under Label
   Or
   Select the item, click the Action Button drop-down list on the Finder toolbar and then select the desired color under Label.
   Or
   Select the item, display the Get Info window (⌘ + I) and then click the desired color label.
3. To display the Labels column in the Finder window, click the List View or Cover Flow View button, select View > Show View Options from the menu and then click the Labels check box.

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