To activate the Simple Finder, follow these steps:

Mac OS X

Note: The Simple Finder is only available in Mac OS X 10.2 and later.

While logged into an account with administrative privileges, from the Apple menu, select System Preferences... .

In System Preferences, from the View menu, select Accounts.

In OS X 10.2.x only, in the Accounts preference pane, click the Users tab.

In the user list, select the account that you'd like to set to use the Simple Finder, then click Capabilities... (10.2.x), Limitations (10.3.x), or Parental Controls (10.4.x).

In 10.4.x, in the pane that appears, check the box next to Finder & System, and then click Configure... . In the sheet that drops down, click the radio button next to Simple Finder. You may determine which applications the account will have access to, and select other functions which the account may use (e.g., CD and DVD burning, modifying the Dock). When you're finished, click OK to save your changes.
In 10.3.x, in the pane that appears, click the Simple Finder button. In the section below that, you may determine which applications the account will have access to. Once you're finished, click another account, or close System Preferences and when prompted, click OK to save your changes.

In 10.2.x, in the sheet that appears, click the checkbox next to Use Simple Finder. In the section below that, you may determine which applications the account will have access to. Once you're finished, click OK.

When you are logged into an account where the Simple Finder is active, you can access the normal Finder by selecting Run Full Finder... from the Finder menu. You'll be asked to enter an administrator's username and password, and then the full Finder will appear. To revert back to the Simple Finder, select Return to Simple Finder from the Finder menu.


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