Editing Alias (Mac OS) (section)

=== User interface ===
In System 7, the only way to create an alias was to select the original and choose "Make Alias" from the "File" menu. An alias, with the same name and " alias" appended would then be created in the same folder. In later versions, it became possible to create aliases by [[drag-and-drop]], while holding down the command and option modifier keys.

Mac OS 8.5 added a feature for re-connecting aliases that had been broken for one reason or another (when the simple search algorithms failed to find a reliable replacement). This was done by selecting a new target through the standard Open File dialog.

In Mac OS 8.5 options were added for [[command key|command]]-[[option key|option]] [[drag and drop|dragging]] an object in the Finder to create an alias at that location. This is where the ''alias cursor'' was added to the system. The cursor mirrors the appearance of the "create shortcut" cursor on Windows systems.