The primary place you’ll interact with Hazel is in its main window.
Here are the major components of the Hazel window:
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Toolbar ⓵ : The icons here control major Hazel functions. There are eight icons in three groups.
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Tools for working with folders:
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Add Folder:
Click this icon to add a new folder for Hazel to monitor. See
Manage Folders
.
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Add Folder Group:
Click this icon to create a new folder group (to organize monitored folders). See
Manage Folders
.
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More:
Use this pop-up menu to import, export, sync, pause, and resume rules, and to adjust folder options. See
Manage Rules
.
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Tools for working with rules:
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Add Rule:
Click this icon to add a new rule to the selected folder. See
Create a Rule
.
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Rule Status:
Click this icon to display a window showing which rules have applied and when. See
Show Rule Status
.
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Pause/Resume:
Click this icon to pause (or resume) rule processing for the selected folder. See
Enable, Disable, or Pause Rules
.
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Other tools:
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Search:
Click this icon and type a search term to filter your list of rules. See
Search Rules
.
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Detach Rule Editor:
Click this icon to display the rule editor in an independent floating window. See
Detach the Rule Editor
.
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“Folders” list ⓶ : This list contains all the folders you’ve asked Hazel to watch. By default, it contains only one folder—Downloads. (Note: You can add a folder to Hazel without assigning any rules to it, but every rule you create must be attached to a folder.)
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“Rules” list ⓷ : This list contains all the rules you’ve created (or imported) for the currently selected folder. Select the checkbox next to a rule’s name to enable it; deselect it to disable that rule. (In this example, all rules are disabled.)
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Rule editor ⓸ : This pane is where you define the logic of your rules—what action(s) occur in response to what condition(s). See Create a Rule .
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