How Do I Customize, Add Icons / Shortcuts etc. To Finder Window?

A friend helped me with a previous computer and he "fixed up" my finder window. There was an icon at the top for "Create New Folder" an icon so I could jump to my desktop, and icon for a specific spreadsheet file so that when I clicked it excel would launch and that file would open. You get he idea. I believe he also made changes to the items listed on the left.
Now I'm paying more attention to my laptop but forget how he made these changes.
I have a funny feeling it will be dead easy.
What do I do?
Any other hints?
Thanks

I have a funny feeling it will be dead easy.
You guessed it precisely James!
To modify the top Toolbar of Windows, Right click or Control+click on the Toolbar, choose Customize Toolbar.
To add icons/folders to the sidebar, just drag a folder on the right to the Sidebar, to rearrange them drag them up or down, to remove them drag them off to the left.

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