Getting Started with Your Mac Mini

CHAPTER 1

Getting Started with Your Mac mini

In just a few minutes, you can set up your Mac mini and begin using it. This chapter shows you how to choose the right Mac mini model and accessories, set them up, use the OS X interface, and connect extra devices to the Mac mini.

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o get the most out of your Mac mini, choose the model that best suits your needs. Apple sells Tseveral Mac mini models that vary in price and specifications, such as their operating system, processor, memory, and storage space. In this section, you learn how to choose among the different models. If you buy your Mac mini online at the Apple Store, you can customize its configuration to suit your needs.

Choose between Mountain Lion and Mountain Lion Server Apple sells the Mac mini configured either for regular use — whether at home or in an office — or for use as a server, a computer that provides services to other computers on its network. The server configuration includes the server version of OS X, Mountain Lion Server. Unless you need a server, choose one of the Mac mini configurations that does not have Mountain Lion Server.

Choose the Processor At this writing, the Mac mini models come with an Intel Core i5 processor or an Intel Core i7 processor. The Core i5 processor is plenty powerful enough for most uses, but if you plan to run heavy-duty applications on your Mac mini, you may do well to pay the extra money for the Core i7 processor.

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Choose the Amount of RAM At this writing, the Mac mini comes with either 2GB or 4GB of random access memory, or RAM (A). 2GB is a minimal amount for OS X, and your Mac mini will run much better with 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB. A At the Apple Store, you can upgrade to a maximum of 8GB. Alternatively, you can order 16GB of RAM from a third-party vendor and install it yourself. See Chapter 14 for installation instructions.

Choose between a Hard Drive and a Solid State Device Standard Mac mini models come with one hard drive, whereas the server model comes with two hard drives. When ordering your Mac mini, you can increase the size of the built-in drive, replace it with a solid state device (SSD) for high performance, or choose both a hard drive and an SSD.

Choose the Graphics Capability The Mac mini models offer a choice of graphics capability: either sharing part of the RAM, which gives adequate performance, or using a separate graphics card, which improves performance considerably. The separate graphics card is available only in some Mac mini models. 5

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pple sells the Mac mini on its own except for a power cable and an HDMI to DVI adapter, so you Aneed to add a monitor, keyboard, and pointing device, such as a mouse or trackpad. You may also want to connect speakers to give greater audio volume. You can buy these peripherals from the Apple Store or other retailer along with your Mac mini, you can buy them separately, or you can reuse your existing hardware.

Choose a Monitor Your Mac mini has two ports for connecting a monitor: a Thunderbolt port and an HDMI port. You can connect a monitor to either port or connect two monitors, one to each port. You can also connect some HDTVs to the HDMI port. Thunderbolt and HDMI are the preferred connection types, but you can also connect a DVI monitor or VGA monitor by using a converter cable from HDMI or Thunderbolt.

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Choose a Mouse or Trackpad You can connect a mouse or trackpad via USB or via Bluetooth. Apple’s Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad both connect via Bluetooth and are popular choices and offer extra features such as gestures, but many standard mouses, trackpads, trackballs, and graphics tablets also work well with OS X.

Choose Speakers Your Mac mini has a tiny speaker that produces a small volume of sound, but you will normally want to connect external speakers so that you can listen to music, enjoy videos, or make video calls. You can connect speakers via the Audio Out port, via a USB port, or via Bluetooth. The Audio Out port includes both digital and analog connectors, so you can connect most types of speakers that have a 3.5mm jack or 1/8" jack.

Choose Other Devices for Your Mac mini To get the most out of your Mac mini, you may need to connect other devices, such as a webcam that you can use for video calls, a printer for creating hard copies of documents, or a scanner for creating digital files from physical documents. Most other devices connect to your Mac mini via USB. Your Mac mini has four USB ports, so you can easily connect devices. If you need more USB ports than this, buy a USB hub and connect it to one of the ports.

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fter getting the monitor, keyboard, mouse or trackpad, and other peripherals, you connect them Ato your Mac mini. Peripherals with cables connect to the ports on the back of your Mac mini, whereas Bluetooth peripherals connect wirelessly after you start the computer. Before starting your Mac mini, you also need to connect the computer’s power cord and the monitor’s power cord.

Connect Your Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, and Speakers

1 Connect the power cord HDMI to the Mac mini and to 1 A a power source or B power outlet. 2 Connect the monitor to the appropriate port: 4 A Connect a Thunderbolt monitor or monitor HDMI using a Mini DisplayPort connector to the Thunderbolt/ Mini DisplayPort port. B Connect an HDMI monitor or monitor esc f1 f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 f7 f8 f9 f10 f11 f12 ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + using an HDMI ` 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - - delete

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5 If the mouse or trackpad 5 connects via USB, plug HDMI the USB connector into one of the USB ports on the back of the Mac mini. Note: If the keyboard includes one or more USB ports, another option is to connect a USB mouse or trackpad to the keyboard. You can also connect a USB hub and plug devices into it. D 6 Connect the speakers to HDMI the appropriate port: C If the speakers connect C via a 3.5mm jack, plug it into the Audio Out port. D If the speakers connect via USB, plug the USB connector into one of the USB ports.

TIP Should I use a surge-suppressor strip for my Mac mini? A surge-suppressor strip is a good idea for protecting your Mac mini from electric spikes. But an even better choice is an uninterruptible power supply, or UPS. A UPS is a large and smart battery that delivers conditioned power to the computer, protecting it from spikes, brownouts, and outages. A UPS can give a short amount of running time — from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the UPS model — to enable you to shut down your Mac mini under control if a sustained outage occurs.

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fter connecting the monitor, keyboard, pointing device, and other accessories to your Mac mini, Ayou need to set up OS X and create your user account before you can start using the computer. Your user account is where you store your files and settings on your Mac mini. The first user account you create is the Administrator account, which you use to create other accounts later for other users. You may also choose to create a personal account for yourself, leaving the Administrator account strictly for administration.

Set Up Your Mac mini and Create Your iCloud Account

1 If you have a wireless keyboard, turn it on. 2 If you have a wireless mouse or trackpad, turn it on. 3 Press the power button on the back of the Mac mini for a second until the power comes on.

Note: The power button is located at 4 the back of the Mac mini, on the right-hand side looking from the front. The Welcome screen appears. A 4 Click your country or region in the list. 5 A If your country or region does not appear, click Show All ( changes to ) to expand the list. 5 Click Continue. The Select Your Keyboard screen appears. 6 In the Choose a Keyboard Layout list, click your keyboard type. 6 B If your keyboard type does not appear, click Show All ( changes to ) to expand the list. 7 Click Continue. B 7 10

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The Transfer Information to This Mac screen appears. Note: If you have a Mac or PC from which you need to transfer information, click From Another Mac or From a Windows PC, click Continue, and then follow the prompts. 8 Click Not Now. 9 Click Continue. The Enable Location Services screen appears. 0 Click Enable Location Services on This 8 Mac ( changes to ) if you want to use Location Services. 9 ! Click Continue. Note: If you do not select Enable Location Services on This Mac ( ), when you click Continue, OS X displays a dialog prompting you to use Location Services. Click Don’t Use or Use Location Services as needed. The Apple ID screen appears. @ Type your Apple ID. Note: If you do not have an Apple ID, you can click Create a Free Apple ID to start creating one. Alternatively, click Skip and 12 13 go to step 22. # Type your password. 14 $ Click Continue. TIP What is Location Services, and should I enable it on my Mac mini? Location Services is a feature that permits OS X and applications to provide your Mac mini’s location where relevant. For example, if you search for restaurants, Locations Services can tailor your search to your location, assuming you want to eat somewhere nearby. Generally, Location Services is more useful on MacBooks and iOS devices, such as iPhones and iPads, that change location, than on a Mac mini, which normally stays in the same location. That said, the Find My Mac feature may help you locate your Mac mini if someone steals it. 11

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hile setting up your Mac mini, you can connect your Mac mini to your Apple ID and set up WiCloud syncing. An Apple ID is a digital identity consisting of a username and password that you use to identify yourself to Apple’s online services, such as iCloud and the iTunes Store. iCloud is an online storage service that gives you an easy way to store content online and access it from your Mac mini and other devices, such as an iPhone or iPad.

Set Up Your Mac mini and Create Your iCloud Account (continued)

The Terms and Conditions screen appears. % Read the Terms and 19 Conditions and the Apple Privacy Policy. If you can accept them, click Agree. A dialog appears confirming that you have read the Terms and Conditions and the Apple Privacy Policy. ^ Click Agree. 17 The dialog closes, and the Set Up iCloud screen appears. 18 & Click Set up iCloud on this Mac ( changes to ). * Click Continue. A dialog opens. ( Click Continue. The Use iCloud for Find My Mac screen appears. ) Click Set up Find My Mac on this Mac ( changes to ). q Click Continue. 20

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The Create Your Computer Account screen appears. w Type the user’s full name, or as much of it as you want to use. e Change the account name that OS X 22 suggests, as needed. 27 23 r Type a password. 24 t Optionally, select the Allow my Apple 25 ID to reset this user’s password check box ( ). See the tip for advice 26 on this setting. y Verify the Require password when logging in check box is selected ( ). 28 u Click the picture box, and then select a picture for your account. If you have connected a webcam, you can take a picture of yourself instead. i Click Continue. The Select Your Time Zone screen appears. 29 o Click and drag the blue dot to approximately the right place. p Click the Closest City , and then click the nearest city in your time zone. 30 j Click Continue.

The Register screen appears. 31 k Click Continue if you want to register. Otherwise, click Skip. TIP The Thank You screen appears. l Should I select the “Allow my Apple ID to reset this user’s Click Start Using Your Mac. password” check box? The login screen appears, and you can Selecting the Allow my Apple ID to reset this user’s log in as explained in the next section. password check box ( ) is usually a good idea. If you forget your password, you will be locked out of your account on your Mac mini. But with this setting, you can use your Apple ID to reset your account’s password. 13

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hen you are ready to start a computing session, start your Mac mini and log in to OS X. When Wyou log in, OS X identifies you as the owner of your user account and displays the OS X desktop with your applications and settings.

Start Your Mac mini and Log In

1 Press the power button on the Mac mini. Note: The power button is located at the back of the Mac mini, on the right-hand side looking from the front. A window showing the list of users appears. 2 Note: Your Mac mini may not display the list of users and login window. Instead, it may simply log you in automatically or show a different login window. Chapter 2 shows you how to change this behavior. Note: If you have just set up your Mac mini, only your username appears. 2 Click your username.

The login window appears. 3 Type your password in the Password field. A If you cannot remember your password, click .

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B OS X displays your password hint at the bottom of the login window. Type your password. 4 Click . Note: Instead of clicking , you can press . B

The Mac mini displays your desktop, the menu bar, and the Dock. You can now start using the Mac mini.

TIP Why does my Mac mini not show the list of usernames? Instead of the list of usernames, you may see a window with a Name field and a Password field. Type your username and your password, and then click . Hiding the list of usernames gives extra security and is widely used in companies, but it is usually not necessary for Mac minis used at home.

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o browse the web and use email, you must connect your Mac mini to the Internet. This section Tshows general steps for setting up a DSL router or cable router connected directly to your Mac mini. The specifics depend on your Internet service provider and the equipment it supplies; some providers install the router and make sure it works, whereas others provide a self-install kit. If your router is already configured, or if you have a network that already has a working Internet connection, see the next section, “Connect Your Mac mini to a Wired Network.”

Connect Your Mac mini to the Internet

1 Connect the DSL router or cable router to your Mac mini with an Ethernet cable as instructed. 2 Click System Preferences ( ) or click and System Preferences. 3 Click Network. 3 4 Click Ethernet. 5 Open the Configure IPv4 pop-up menu and choose Manually. 6 Type the next IP address after the router’s address. For 2 example, if the router uses the IP address 10.0.0.2, type 10.0.0.3. Note: Most DSL routers and cable routers use an address in the 4 192.168.0.x range, the 192.168.1.x 5 range, the 10.0.0.x range, or the x x 10.0.1. range, where is a number 6 between 1 and 255. 7 7 Type the subnet mask — typically 255.255.255.0. 8 Click Apply.

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9 Click Safari ( ) on the Dock. 10 0 In the Safari browser window, 13 type the address for the router 12 and press . Note: If the router prompts you for a password, type the password provided in the documentation. 11 ! In the router’s control screens, choose settings for the router following your ISP’s instructions. @ Click Apple to display the Apple website to test your Internet connection. 9 # Click Minimize ( ) to minimize the Safari window to the Dock. $ In Network preferences, click the 16 Configure IPv4 and then click Using DHCP. % Click Apply. ^ Click the System Preferences 14 menu and click Quit System Preferences to close System Preferences. & Click Safari ( ) on the Dock. The Safari window reappears, and you can browse the Internet. 15

TIP 17 Which kind of Internet connection is better, DSL or cable? A Digital Subscriber Line, or DSL, provides a high-speed Internet connection over a phone line. DSL divides the phone line into a data part and a voice part, so you can connect to the Internet even when the phone is in use. Cable Internet provides Internet access through your cable TV cabling. Both cable and DSL speeds depend on your location, so ask the providers what speeds are available and how much service costs. For cable, ask how many other users will share the same network circuit; the more users, the more the speed drops. If you cannot get either DSL or cable Internet service, look at satellite services, which are available in remote locations where DSL and cable are not.

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f you have a wired network, you can quickly connect your Mac mini to it so that the Mac mini can Iuse the network’s Internet connection and share files and printers with other computers on the network.

Connect Your Mac mini to a Wired Network

1 Connect one end of a network cable to the 3 Ethernet port on the back of your Mac mini. 4 2 Connect the other end of the network cable to an Ethernet port on your network switch or network router. Note: If your Internet router includes a network switch, you can plug the network cable into an Ethernet port on the Internet router. OS X automatically detects the network connection and tries to apply suitable settings. 3 Click . The Apple menu opens. 4 Click System Preferences. The System Preferences window opens. 5 5 Click Network.

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The Network preferences pane opens. 8 6 Click Ethernet. 6 7 Verify that your Mac mini has an IP address.

8 Click . 7 The System Preferences window closes. Note: You can also quit System Preferences by clicking the System Preferences menu and then clicking Quit System Preferences.

9 Click Safari ( ) on the Dock. A Safari browser window opens and displays your Mac mini’s home page, the page Safari opens automatically. You have now connected your Mac mini to the network and the Internet.

9 TIPS How does a computer network work? What is an IP address and what is DHCP? A wired network has a network switch or network An IP address is a number that identifies a computer router that directs the data around the network. Each on a network. An IP address consists of four groups computer connects to the switch or router via network of one, two, or three digits, such as 10.10.0.100 or cables. You typically connect your Internet router to 192.168.1.10. DHCP stands for Dynamic Host the switch or router as well to share the Internet Configuration Protocol and is a way of providing IP connection on the network; some Internet routers addresses to computers on the network. Most cable have a network router built in. Networked computers and DSL routers act as DHCP servers. can also share files and printers with each other.

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f your home or workplace has a wireless network, you can connect your Mac mini to it. Wireless Inetworks are convenient for both homes and businesses because they require no cables and are fast and easy to set up, although they are slower and less secure than wired networks. Your Mac mini includes a wireless network card that OS X refers to as Wi-Fi. You can connect to wireless networks directly from the Wi-Fi menu at the right end of the menu bar.

Connect Your Mac mini to a Wireless Network

1 Click the Wi-Fi status icon 1 ( or ) on the menu bar.

Note: If the Wi-Fi menu shows Wi-Fi: Off, click Turn Wi-Fi On ( changes to ). Then open the menu again. A The networks in the No Network Selected part of the list are networks that connect using wireless access points. B The networks in the Devices part of the menu are networks created by individual computers. C A lock icon ( ) indicates A that the network is secured C D 2 with a password. D The signal strength icon indicates the relative strength of the network’s signal. B 2 Click the network to which you want to connect your Mac mini. 20

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If the wireless network uses a password, your Mac mini prompts you to enter it. 3 Type the password in the Password field. E If you want to see the 3 characters, click Show password ( changes E to ). F F If you do not want your Mac mini to remember this 4 wireless network for future use, click Remember this network ( changes to ). 4 Click Join. G Your Mac mini connects to the wireless network. You can then connect to the Internet. You can also start using network resources, such as printers and shared folders. G The Wi-Fi status icon on the menu bar changes from to when the connection is established.

TIP How do I disconnect from a wireless network? When you finish using a wireless network, you can disconnect from it by turning Wi-Fi off. Click the Wi-Fi status icon ( ) on the menu bar and then click Turn Wi-Fi Off.

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o print from your Mac mini, you need to connect a printer and install a driver, the software for the Tprinter. OS X includes many printer drivers, so you may be able to connect your printer and simply start printing. But if your printer is a new model, you may need to locate and install the driver for it. This section shows you how to connect a printer to your Mac mini with a USB cable. To connect to a printer on your network or shared by another computer, see Chapter 12.

Connect a Printer to Your Mac mini

1 Connect the printer to the Mac mini with a USB cable. Note: If the printer is connected to another Mac, connect to it as explained in Chapter 12. 2 Plug the printer into an electrical socket and switch the printer on. 5 3 Click . The Apple menu opens. 4 Click System Preferences. The System Preferences window opens. 5 Click Print & Scan. The Print & Scan preferences pane opens. A If your printer appears in the A list, you have connected it successfully. Go to step 12. 6 If your printer does not appear, click Add ( ).

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The Add dialog opens. 7 Click Default. 7 The Default pane opens. 8 8 In the Printer Name list field, click the printer. 9 If you want, change the printer’s name. Note: It is often helpful to use the name to make clear what 9 kind of printer this is — for 10 example, whether it prints in color or black and white.

0 Also optionally, change the 11 description of the printer’s location. ! Click Add. 12 B OS X adds the printer. 13 B @ Click the System Preferences menu. # Click Quit System Preferences. The System Preferences window closes.

TIP What should I type in the Name field and Location field when adding a printer? Enter whatever information enables you to identify the printer easily. If you have many printers, and some are attached to different computers, making each printer’s name and location descriptive helps you keep the printers straight. Even if you have only a couple of printers, giving them descriptive names, such as Color Printer and Monochrome Printer, can be helpful.

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f you have an iPhone, iPad, or iPod, you can connect it to your Mac mini to synchronize music, Ivideos, and information such as appointments and addresses. To connect the iPhone, iPad, or iPod, you need the cable that came with the device. The cable has a USB connector at one end and a dock connector at the other end. After you set up an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to sync with your Mac mini, you can choose to sync wirelessly instead of using the USB cable.

Connect an iPhone, iPad, or iPod to Your Mac mini

Connect an iPhone, 1

iPad, or iPod HDMI 1 Insert the cable’s USB connector in a USB port on your Mac mini.

2 Insert the cable’s dock connector in the dock connector port on the bottom of the iPhone, iPad, or iPod, or in the device’s dock. Your Mac mini detects the device and launches iTunes for synchronizing it. 2 If you connect an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that contains photos, iPhoto opens. Note: If you have not used this version of iTunes yet on your Mac mini, you must agree to its license agreement and choose settings before you can synchronize the iPhone, iPad, or iPod. See Chapter 9 for information on iTunes.

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Choose Synchronization Settings for the iPhone, 2 iPad, or iPod 1 Click the iPhone, iPad, or iPod in the Devices list. Note: In the Devices list, the iPhone, iPad, or iPod appears 1 with the name you gave it when setting it up. The example iPhone here is called simply iPhone. 2 Click each tab of the control screens in turn, and choose settings. 3 3 Click Sync. Note: If the Apply button appears in place of the Sync button, click Apply. Disconnect an iPhone, iPad, or iPod 1 Click the eject button ( ) for the iPhone or iPod. 2 When the iPhone, iPad, or iPod’s screen shows the message that it is okay to 1 disconnect, pull out the dock connector. TIPS How can I tell when it is safe to disconnect I am running out of USB ports on my Mac mini. Is my iPhone, iPad, or iPod? there an alternative to unplugging cables and You can safely disconnect an iPhone, iPad, or plugging them back in? iPod touch unless the screen shows “Sync in Buy a USB hub, a device that plugs into your Mac mini Progress.” To cancel a sync, drag your finger and provides extra ports. You can position the hub across the Slide to Cancel slider on the screen. conveniently for your USB devices. You can find USB hubs Different iPod models use different messages, at any good computer store, online or offline, including but see if either the iPod’s screen or the iTunes the Apple Store. Use a powered hub for devices that do readout displays “Do Not Disconnect” or “Eject not have their own power supplies. Use an unpowered Before Disconnecting.” hub for devices that do have power supplies. 25

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our Mac mini does not include a built-in optical drive. So when you need to use a CD or DVD with Yyour Mac mini, you must connect an optical drive. You can connect an optical drive in two ways. The easiest way is to connect a USB optical drive, such as Apple’s SuperDrive, to one of the Mac mini’s USB ports. But if you have another Mac that has an optical drive, you can connect your Mac mini to the optical drive by using OS X’s Remote Disc feature.

Connect a SuperDrive to Your Mac mini

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Directly to Your HDMI Mac mini 1 Place the SuperDrive on a flat surface. 2 Connect the SuperDrive’s USB cable to a USB port on the back of your Mac mini. Note: Some external optical drives require two USB connections or a B power supply. 4 A 3 Insert a CD or DVD in the SuperDrive. A An icon for the CD or DVD appears on your desktop. 4 Double-click the icon. B A Finder window opens showing the contents of the CD or DVD. C The Devices section of the sidebar shows the CD or DVD. C Note: If the CD or DVD in the SuperDrive does not appear on your desktop, you need to change a setting to make it appear. See the tip for instructions. 26

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Connect to an Optical Drive on Another Mac Using Remote Disc 1 On the other Mac, load the CD or DVD in the optical drive. 2 Click . 5 3 Click System Preferences. 6 4 Click Sharing. 5 Click DVD or CD Sharing ( changes to ). 6 Make sure the Ask me before allowing others to use my DVD drive check box is cleared ( ). 7 On your Mac mini, click Finder on the Dock. 8 If Devices in the sidebar is 10 collapsed, position the mouse pointer over it, then click the 8 word Show that appears. 9 9 Click Remote Disc. 0 Click the Mac that is sharing the drive.

The disc’s contents appear in 7 the Finder window. An icon for the disc appears on your desktop.

TIP Why does the optical drive not appear on my Mac mini’s desktop? If the optical drive does not appear, click the desktop, and then click Finder and Preferences. In the Finder Preferences window, click General, and then click CDs, DVDs, and iPods ( changes to ). Click to close the Finder Preferences window.

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he easiest ways to give commands in OS X are by using the menus and the toolbar. The menu bar Tat the top of the window shows the Apple menu ( ) on the left followed by the menus for the active application. Any open window can have a toolbar, usually across its top but sometimes elsewhere in the window.

Give Commands Using the Menu Bar and Toolbar

Give a Command from a Menu 1 On the Dock, click the application 2 you want to activate, the Finder ( ) in this example. Note: You can also click in the application’s window if you can see it. 3 2 On the menu bar, click the menu you want to open. The application opens the menu. 3 Click the command you want to give. The application performs the action associated with the command.

Choose among Groups of 2 Features on a Menu 3 1 On the Dock, click the application you want to activate, the Finder ( ) in this example. 2 On the menu bar, click the menu you want to open. The application opens the menu. 3 Click the option you want to choose. The application activates the feature you chose.

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Give a Command from a Toolbar 2 1 On the Dock, click the application you want to activate, the Finder ( ) in 2 this example. 2 Click the button on the toolbar, or click a pop-up menu and then click the menu item for the command. The application performs the action associated with the toolbar button or menu item. 2 Choose among Groups of A B Features on a Toolbar 1 On the Dock, click the application you want to activate, the Finder ( ) in this example. 2 In the group of buttons, click the button you want to choose. A The application highlights TIP the button you clicked to indicate that the feature is Can I also give commands using the keyboard? turned on. You can give many of the most widely used commands from the B The application removes keyboard as well as from the menus or the toolbar. Each menu lists A highlighting from the button keyboard shortcuts next to their commands. This symbol ( ) B C that was previously selected. represents the Command key, ( ) represents the Control key, ( ) represents the Option key, and (D) represents the Shift key. Note: You can customize the toolbar in many applications by opening the View menu and A choosing Customize Toolbar. Use this command, or other similar D commands, to put the buttons for B your most-used commands just a C click away.

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ost OS X applications use windows to display information so that you can see it and work with Mit. You can resize windows to the size you need, position them so that you can see the windows you require, and close them when you no longer need them open.

Open and Close Windows

Open a Window 2 3 1 Click anywhere on the desktop. OS X activates the Finder and displays the menu bar for it. 1 Note: Clicking anywhere on the desktop activates the Finder because the desktop is a special Finder window. You can also click Finder ( ) on the Dock. 2 Click File. The File menu opens. 3 Click New Finder Window. A Finder window opens. 1 Move, Resize, and Close a Window 3 1 Click the window’s title bar and drag the window to where you want it. 2 Click a border or corner of the window and drag until the window is the size and shape you want. 3 Click Close ( ). The window closes. Note: To close all the windows of the application, +click 2 Close ( ).

003_9781118374870-ch01.indd3_9781118374870-ch01.indd 3030 88/7/12/7/12 110:460:46 AMAM CHAPTER Minimize and Hide Windows 1 hen you want to keep a window open but get it out of the way for the time being, you can Wminimize it to an icon on the Dock. You can also hide an application’s windows from view when you no longer need to see them. Hiding an application is helpful when you need to concentrate on another application. Minimize and Hide Windows

Minimize a Window 1 Click Minimize ( ). 1 OS X minimizes the window to an icon on the right side of the Dock. Note: You can also minimize a window by pressing ⌘+ . 2 Click the icon for the minimized window. OS X expands the window to its original size and position. Note: Press and hold while 2 minimizing or restoring a window to see the animation in slow motion. Hide a Window 1 Click the application’s menu. 1

The menu opens. 2 2 Click Hide. This command shows the application’s name — for example, Hide Notes in the Notes application. The application’s windows vanish. Note: In most applications, you can also hide the application’s windows by pressing ⌘+ . You can hide all other applications except the active application by opening the application’s menu and clicking Hide Others or by pressing ⌘+ + .

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hen you are ready for a break but you do not want to end your computing session, put your Mac Wmini to sleep. Sleep keeps all your applications open and lets you start computing again quickly.

Put Your Mac mini to Sleep

1 Click .

The Apple menu opens. 1

2 Click Sleep. The Mac mini turns its screen off and puts itself to sleep. Note: You can also put your Mac mini to sleep by pressing its power button for a moment.

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Wake Your Mac mini Up Again

1 Click the mouse button or press any key except on the keyboard. The Mac mini wakes up and turns on the screen. All the applications and windows that you were using are open where you left them. The Mac mini reestablishes any network connections that it normally uses and performs regular tasks, such as checking for new email.

2 Resume work or play. For example, click an icon on the Dock to launch an application.

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hen you have finished using your Mac mini for now, end your computing session by logging Wout. From the login screen, you can log back in when you are ready to use your Mac mini again. When you have finished using your Mac mini and plan to leave it several days, shut it down. Whether you log out or shut down your Mac mini, you can choose whether to have OS X reopen your applications and documents when you log back on. This useful feature can help you get back to work — or play — quickly and easily.

Log Out, Shut Down, and Resume

Log Out from Your Mac mini 1 Click . 1 The Apple menu opens. 2 Click Log Out.

The Mac mini shows a dialog asking if you want to log out. 3 Make sure Reopen windows when logging back in is selected ( ) if you want to 2 resume your applications and documents. 4 Click Log Out. Note: Instead of clicking Log Out, you can wait for one minute. After this, the Mac mini closes your applications and logs you out automatically. To log out quickly, bypassing the dialog, 3 click , press and hold , and click Log Out. 4 The Mac mini displays the screen showing the list of users. You or another user can click your name to start logging in. 34

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Shut Down Your Mac mini 1 Click . 1 The Apple menu opens. 2 Click Shut Down.

The Mac mini shows a dialog asking if you want to shut 2 down. 3 Make sure Reopen windows when logging back in is selected ( ) if you want to resume your applications and documents. 4 Click Shut Down. Note: Instead of clicking Shut Down, you can wait for one minute. After this, the Mac mini shuts down automatically. To shut 3 down quickly, bypassing the dialog, click , press and hold , and click Shut Down. 4 The screen goes blank, and the Mac mini switches itself off.

TIPS Do I need to save my documents before logging out? Must I log out, or can I stay logged in? If the applications you are using are designed to use OS X’s If you are the only user of your Mac mini, automatic-saving features, your Mac mini automatically saves and you keep the Mac mini somewhere any unsaved changes to your documents before logging you other people cannot get to it, you can out. But because not all applications use these features, it is stay logged in if you want. But if your better to save all your documents yourself before you log out. Mac mini has other users, or other people Otherwise, an application may display a dialog prompting you can reach it, log out to ensure that other to save unsaved changes, and this dialog may prevent logout people cannot access or delete your files. or shutdown.

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