Find System Preferences Easier in Mac OS X by Sorting Alphabetically

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<p>Mac System Preferences are grouped by categories: Personal, Hardware, Internet & Wireless, System, and Other. For most of us this is intuitive and easy enough to navigate, but if you’ve ever had to provide tech support over the phone to a Mac newbie you’ve probably encountered some confusion or delay as a user stares blankly at a screen full of icons. An easy remedy to this is sorting the System Preferences alphabetically by name:</p>

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<li>Open “System Preferences” from the Apple  menu</li>

<li>Pull down the “View” menu and choose “Organize Alphabetically”</li>

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<p>The categories are immediately removed and everything becomes sorted by the first character of each preference pane. This also condenses the prefs into a smaller screen space, reminiscent of older versions of Mac OS and Windows. </p>

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<p>This isn’t easier for everyone, but for someone new to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-os-x/">Mac OS X</a> who is used to the alphabetical grouping of Windows control panels, it can make it much quicker to get where they need to go.</p>

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