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So I’m in Microsoft Word. I hit the open file button and get the finder chooser window thing. I want to go up one level. How?? I’m sure there’s some magical k

So I’m in Microsoft Word. I hit the open file button and get the finder chooser window thing. I want to go up one level. How?? I’m sure there’s some magical key combination to do it but I can never remember it. That’s the first thing I can think off atop my head. I’ve never played in Finder settings. Do I have to do that to get something useable? I didn’t even know it had settings it doesn’t seem like the sort of app that should.

classichasclass 27d ago
Click on the drop down at the top of the Open window (where the name of the current folder is displayed) and you get the whole path to choose from.
- muppetman 27d ago
  Thank you!!
  - alsetmusic 27d ago
    This suggests that you were genuine in not knowing. But had you never done a quick web search? It's the kind of thing that I'd feel compelled to find whether I could change the behavior to fit what I would prefer. Anyway, if you're unaware, here are a couple useful shortcuts for kbd-driven navigation: Command-Down (arrow) to dig one level down the file tree and Command-Up (arrow) to move to the enclosing directory / folder. I use it many times a day all day long.
    - hn8726 27d ago
      I also didn't know how to do that, and I'm certain that I've looked it up at some point. It's just so unintuitive that I'd need to do it daily to remember
    - muppetman 27d ago
      The problem I've been having is that in Word "Recents" is selected by default. So I pull down that menu and it's useless (full of random Recent folders) The comment above made me realise if I pick "Documents" in the left hand side, that top menu changes from having a bunch of useless "Recents" in it and exposes the filesystem. No I've never thought to Google how to use the Finder - it seems like that one thing that should be super intutitve - I've never had to Google how to use any other filesystem manager, Windows or Linux. Or iOS. Or Android.
      - anon7000 26d ago
        But this is like the same as windows explorer right? It opens whatever view you used for the app (say, “recents”) and then you click something in the sidebar to go to the “real” filesystem?
      - hotdog1492 26d ago
        “Recents” is not Finder. That’s actually Microsoft’s useleas UI. It would be far more usable if they did just open the real system file picker. (Msft messed this up on Windows too.)
        muppetman 25d ago
        Yea so it seems my frustrations come from not understanding the file picker isn't the finder. Anyway I've learnt a few things, so thanks everyone. I feel less powerless now.
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monkey_monkey 27d ago
You right click on the folder name at the top of the window, this gives you the tree path from 'root'
blokey 27d ago
Command + Uparrow. In the Finder, look at the 'Go' menu, all those keyboard shortcuts works everywhere the file open/save window is displayed. Like Command+Shift+D for Desktop, Command+Shift+O for Documents.

classichasclass 27d ago

Click on the drop down at the top of the Open window (where the name of the current folder is displayed) and you get the whole path to choose from.

muppetman 27d ago
Thank you!!
- alsetmusic 27d ago
  This suggests that you were genuine in not knowing. But had you never done a quick web search? It's the kind of thing that I'd feel compelled to find whether I could change the behavior to fit what I would prefer. Anyway, if you're unaware, here are a couple useful shortcuts for kbd-driven navigation: Command-Down (arrow) to dig one level down the file tree and Command-Up (arrow) to move to the enclosing directory / folder. I use it many times a day all day long.
  - hn8726 27d ago
    I also didn't know how to do that, and I'm certain that I've looked it up at some point. It's just so unintuitive that I'd need to do it daily to remember
  - muppetman 27d ago
    The problem I've been having is that in Word "Recents" is selected by default. So I pull down that menu and it's useless (full of random Recent folders) The comment above made me realise if I pick "Documents" in the left hand side, that top menu changes from having a bunch of useless "Recents" in it and exposes the filesystem. No I've never thought to Google how to use the Finder - it seems like that one thing that should be super intutitve - I've never had to Google how to use any other filesystem manager, Windows or Linux. Or iOS. Or Android.
    - anon7000 26d ago
      But this is like the same as windows explorer right? It opens whatever view you used for the app (say, “recents”) and then you click something in the sidebar to go to the “real” filesystem?
    - hotdog1492 26d ago
      “Recents” is not Finder. That’s actually Microsoft’s useleas UI. It would be far more usable if they did just open the real system file picker. (Msft messed this up on Windows too.)
      - muppetman 25d ago
        Yea so it seems my frustrations come from not understanding the file picker isn't the finder. Anyway I've learnt a few things, so thanks everyone. I feel less powerless now.

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monkey_monkey 27d ago

You right click on the folder name at the top of the window, this gives you the tree path from 'root'

blokey 27d ago

Command + Uparrow. In the Finder, look at the 'Go' menu, all those keyboard shortcuts works everywhere the file open/save window is displayed. Like Command+Shift+D for Desktop, Command+Shift+O for Documents.