Renaming A File By Clicking?

What's the official way of renaming a file in OS X?
In Windows on a PC you click the filename once to select it, then click it a second time to make the filename editable.
What's the Mac equivalent?

Hi toothbrushflautist,
it's exactly the same procedure. If it does not appear as editable you can single-click it and then hit the Return-key.
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