WELCOME TO MAC101! Instructor: Debbie Kritikos, Elementary Technology Coach [email protected]

1. BASIC FEATURES http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/tour/ a. Off/On i. Mac minis - back right on older ones; right side on new ones ii. MacBooks -as soon as you press the power button, hold in the ALT/ (lower left) – this will allow you to choose between Mac or Windows (there will be an up arrow pointing to Windows); use the left arrow(←) key to select MAC, then press ENTER iii. Sign on with your WHSD user name and password and hit ENTER on keyboard OR click LOG IN (Mac OS will take slightly longer to load than Windows) iv. Force Quit (Same as a Control/Alt/Delete in Windows): APPLE > FORCE QUIT > All programs will appear in window – select one that does not respond > FORCE QUIT v. Volume – Mac mini ( > SOUND > adjust slider at bottom); MacBook (top row right keys F10-mute, F11-decrease, F12-increase or in System Tray) vi. Eject a disk 1. Press Eject key on MacBook (top right with triangle with Horizontal line under it) 2. F12 (hold for few seconds) 3. COMMAND-E 4. CONTROL > click on drive icon > EJECT “AUDIO CD” 5. Drag the icon for the disk drive to Trash icon in Dock vii. Turn off: APPLE > SHUT DOWN OR CONTROL-EJECT > SHUT DOWN OR press and release the power button > SHUT DOWN b. Track pad on the MacBook (no mouse) i. APPLE (if System Preferences not in the ) > SYSTEM PREFERENCES > TRACKPAD (set up options) 1. Tap to Click – tap once anywhere on trackpad quickly (counts as a click); tap twice quickly (counts as a double-click) 2. Two Fingers Second Tap – single tap with 2 fingers (counts as right click) c. Keyboard Differences between Mac and Windows i. > CLICK to Right click ii. COMMAND KEY for Control key iii. OPTION KEY for iv. for v. COMMAND > LEFT ARROW for Home when editing a document vi. COMMAND > RIGHT ARROW for End when editing a document 2. DESKTOP (3 parts) http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3737 a. TOP: (like Window’s menu at the top) – changes to reflect the program you are in. It will always start with the . i. APPLE (like Start menu in Windows) System Preferences, Dock, Force Quick, Sleep, Restart, Shut Down, Log out) ii. FINDER (discussed below) iii. FILE (New Finder Window, New Folder, New Smart Folder, New Burn Folder, Open, Open With, Print, Close Window, Get Info, Compress, Duplicate, Make Alias, , Show Original, Add to Sidebar, Move to Trash, Eject, Burn “Desktop” to Disc, Find, Label) iv. EDIT (, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All, Show Clipboard, Special Characters) v. VIEW (as Icons, as List, as Columns, as , Clean up Arrange by, Hide Path Bar, Hide Status Bar, Hide Sidebar, Toolbar, Customize Toolbar, Show View Options) vi. GO (Back, Forward, Enclosing Folder, Computer, Home, Desktop, Network, iDisk, Application, Documents, Utilities, Recent Folders, Go to Folder, Connect to Server) vii. WINDOW (Minimize, Zoom, Cycle Through Windows, Bring All to Front) viii. HELP (Search, Mac Help) ix. SYSTEMS TRAY (ActivManager, Security Agent, Time Machine, Bluetooth, AirPort, Volume, Battery Life, Day, time, ) b. MIDDLE: The Desktop (similar to Windows Desktop) – shows CD, DVD, USB flash drive; double click to open c. BOTTOM: The Dock (like Windows task bar) a panel of icons – move cursor over for name i. Icons of folders, minimized widows, and Trash are to the right of line; programs to left ii. To open a program in dock, click on icon – it will dance for a moment – then a black (mac minis) or white (MacBook) triangle will appear below the icon indicating that the program is running. iii. Reposition Dock: APPLE > DOCK > then select LEFT, BOTTOM, or RIGHT iv. Hiding the Dock: APPLE > DOCK > select Automatically hide and show the Dock 3. THE FINDER (us to locate programs) http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3737 a. Click FINDER icon in Dock (first one on left), APPLICATION (in side bar) b. Side bar – TOP: devices (like Windows My Computer); BOTTOM: Documents or Home folder (like Windows My Documents). CLICK ON ITEM IN SIDE BAR – appears to right c. WINDOWS DESKTOP – FINDER icon > APPLICATIONS > REMOTE DESKTOP CONNECTION > (Computer: desktop.whsd.net) CONNECT > user name, password, domain: WHSD > OK > CONNECT (use for e-mail, ProSoft, Edline, etc.) d. iWorks (MicroSoft Office): Pages (Word), Keynote (PowerPoint), Numbers (Excel) 4. BROWSERS: (or FireFox) http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3643 a. Adjust window size – Bottom right corner – and drag to desired size b. Setting a Home Page i. Go to webpage (EX: www.whsd.net) > SAFARI > PREFERENCES > GENERAL ICON > SET TO CURRENT PAGE (close window by clicking on red circle at top left) c. Smart Search (top right – click where you see Google) d. Zooming: COMMAND-PLUS to zoom in; COMMAND-MINUS to zoom out (on MacBook pinching thumb and forefinger out to zoom in and together to zoom out) e. Bookmarks: Go to site to bookmark > BOOKMARKS > ADD BOOKMARK > Choose where to keep it (EX: Top Sites, Bookmark Bar, folders, etc.) > ADD f. Search field Snapback – Orange circle at end of search field – bring you back from web sites to main search page 5. MAC WINDOW MANAGEMENT http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2476 a. Display a Second Window: FILE > NEW WINDOW b. Close, Minimize, Zoom: Colored buttons (red, yellow, green) in top left corner (Windows in top right). When cursor is over red (X), yellow (-), green (+) – WON’T CLOSE A PROGRAM! c. Close a program: PROGRAM NAME (ActivInspire) > QUIT PROGRAM (ActivInspire) d. Back/Forward, Views, & Actions: At top left corner of each window e. Moving & Copying Files i. Dragging Method 1. Move: Click and drag to new location 2. Copy: hold OPTION and drag the file/folder to second location ii. Command Method 1. Copy: COMMAND-C to copy and COMMAND-V to paste 2. FILE > DUPLICATE or COMMAND-D 6. APPLE TUTORIALS a. Apple Software Programs (Address Book, Garage Band, iCal, iChat, iDVD, iMovie, iPhoto, iSync, iTunes, iWeb, Mail, etc.) http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/work/ b. Switch 101 - Migrate to Mac http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/