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Lesson 2:Knowing your Mac

The Finder and Getting Around the Desktop

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The Finder-( “Your Mac’s General Manager”)

Finder Controls Everything on MacLaunching Applications

Accessing and organizing files on hard Drive

Accessing attached Printers, CD’s etc

Desktop is part of the finderDouble click HD or Folder to open window

Sidebar is Part of Every Finder Window

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Features

Menu Bar, Menulets, Spotlight

Desktop Background & Screensaver

Icons (Hard Drive, Folders, Files)

Windows (Open Folders or Devices) with sidebar

Dock (Most used Programs)

Mac Desktop Review

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The Menu BarGets program to Perform operations

Item after Black Apple is always program name

Finder menu Controls the Finder

Finder, File, Edit, View, Go, Window, help

Desktop windows not always in Finder

Clicking in any empty space on Desktop or clicking Dock Finder icon brings up finder

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The Dock

Easy Access to launching Applications

Icons are aliases -short-cuts to Programs

Easy to add and remove Applications

Contains your most used Apps

Right (bottom) side of Dock is for:

Files, Folders, TRASH CAN

Customize Dock via Apple/Dock

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Finder WindowsEvery Finder Window has:

Title and Move barNavigation/View/Search ToolsSidebar, information, re-sizing corner

Know how to:Open, Close and Size WindowsMove Files to foldersCopy Files to DisksDelete items

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The Sidebar: Quick Access

DevicesHard Drive and attached DrivesiDisk & NetworkCD’s, DVD’s, Flash Drives

SharedNetworked Computers

PlacesDesktop, Home, Apps etc

Smart Searches

Mac Finder Tutorial

Apple: “Find Out How” ( http://www.apple.com/findouthow/Find out Howmac/

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Your Turn

Shortcut: Finder/Prefs/General

Click Finder menu item (get drop-down Menu)

Move the cursor to Preference and Click

Click the General tab in the toolbar

Click Check-boxes as desired