How do I create a new folder below an existing folder?

[majordude]

Okay, this is driving me nuts.

In Finder, how do I create a new folder under an existing folder? Every time I click on new folder it creates a new folder under the root (even if I have highlighted the sub folder)?

This is what I want...

- Folder 1
- Folder 2
|- New Folder
- Folder 3

But I keep getting...

- Folder 1
- Folder 2
- Folder 3
- New Folder

...and I have to drag the new folder under "Folder 2".

 

[kolax]

Finder only displays files and folders in: Name, Date Created, Date Modified, Size, Kind and Label.

I assume you are viewing Finder in List View, and want a particular folder to appear in between two folders? I do this in certain circumstances by naming folders like this: 1.Jan 2.Feb 3.March etc.

Not the exact solution you are after, and I can't say whether it is possible what you are trying to do, if I fully understand your question.

 

[pooky]

The way you're doing it, you can't. Although you can view the contents of subfolders in list view, when you create a folder, it is created in the folder that is currently displayed in the finder window. If you want to create it in a subfolder, either drag it in, or double-click the subfolder to make it the active folder.