MacBook+Basics

MacBook Basics - Making Friends with Your MacBook
This is not a PC. It is much cooler!
 * Goals and objectives:**


 * 1) **Three major differences between a PC and mac**
 * 2) **Be familiar with icons at the top**
 * 3) **Be confident about using your dock and making it your own**
 * 4) **Be organized**
 * 5) **Find anything**


 * Three Major Differences**


 * Command Q to exit programs - this is not a pc - closing the window does not close the program
 * Always install software updates - You can work over the top of this!
 * Right Click = on a Mac

The Apple icon
 * About this mac
 * Software Update - always agree and install now - you can work over the top
 * System Preferences - two ways to get there - Desktop and Screen Saver
 * Dock - make it your own

View - arrange by - kind, label etc.

Toolbar top right hand corner -
 * airport - be sure you are connected. Why?
 * sound
 * battery - Turn off your computer ONLY once a week - just close it the rest of the time.
 * date and time
 * SPOTLIGHT - Search your computer for anything

Dock
 * Add items (shortcuts) to your dock - go into applications and drag the icon to your DOCK - not the desktop
 * Remove shortcuts from your dock

Finder in the dock
 * View buttons - icon, list, columns
 * Seeing eye! - quick look at any document
 * Hard Drive - this is the heart of your computer
 * Your Account
 * Documents - THIS IS YOUR FILING CABINET - organize it!
 * Create files on your desktop and drag docs into the file - then drag the file into your documents (File>New Folder)
 * or click on "Documents" in the finder and create files right there

Short Cut Keys: command q = quit command c = copy command x = cut command v = paste command p = print command spacebar = spotlight - find anything!