INTRODUCTION TO MAC
OS Basics
Application Menu
Status Menu
Spotlight
Apple Menu
Desktop
Dock
DESKTOP
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Apple Menu- Access software updates, system
preferences, sleep, shut down, and recent items
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Application Menu- Contains menus for the current
application.
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Status Menu- Shows the status of your computer or
gives quick access to certain features
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Spotlight- Search field for entire computer
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Desktop- Workspace
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Dock- Displays shortcuts to applications
PERSONALIZE
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Take a few minutes to personalize your machine
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Click on Apple Menu --> Dock --> Dock Preferences
THE FINDER
Close, minimize, zoom
View Buttons
Action Menu
Search
Sidebar
Remaining HDD Space
FINDER
• Close, Minimize, Zoom - They close, minimize and
zoom.
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Sidebar- Contains breakdown and access of your HDD,
and primary folders. Contains a way to look at all
documents, music, movies, videos, photos. Flash
drives and CD’s get displayed here too.
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View- Changes the way the finder displays the contents
of the folders.
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Action Menu- Info, trash, label, duplicate
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Search- Searches computer
STOP!!!
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Before you go any further, go to: Finder--> xserve01-->
Final Work-->2014-2015-->Leonard--> A Thousand
Roads
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Copy the Folder A Thousand Roads to your
documents folder.
PERSONALIZE
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Using the finder, drag applications to your dock
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Click on Apple Menu -->System Preferences
SYSTEM PREFERENCES
Click Here:
Change your desktop
background
Click Here:
Change your mouse
settings
Click Here:
Change your password
and log on icon
Icon
Password
User Name
Here you can change your user name and password, and
add startup icons.
PERSONALIZE
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Take a few minutes to personalize your machine
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Mouse settings
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Password and icon
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Desktop Image (appropriate content and resolution)
When done go back to your system preferences
DON’T DO THIS!
Good
Bad
SPACES
AND
EXPOSE`
Spaces allows
you to emulate
additional
desktop
space. This
allows you to
be better
organized
when having
multiple
applications
open.
EXPOSE`
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Expose allows
you designate
“hot corners” as
shortcuts for
functions
delegated to the
keyboard.
PERSONALIZE
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Take a few minutes to personalize your machine
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Create any spaces you like and practice using them
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Use expose’ to utilize hot corners, or turn them off.
SHORTCUT KEYS
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Shortcut keys are a way to map functions to keyboard
button combinations as a means to increase
productivity, and have quick access to actions that are
frequently used.
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Shortcut keys can make your FPC experience
substancially better.
SHORTCUT KEYS
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cmd A - select all
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cmd N - New (in app)
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cmd(shift) A - Deselect
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cmd(shift) N - New Folder
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cmd C - Copy
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cmd O - Open
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option(C&D) - Copy
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cmd P - Print
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cmd X - Cut
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cmd H- Hide
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cmd V- Paste
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cmd- W Close
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cmd S- Save
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cmd Q - Quit
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cmd TAB- cycle through
applications
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cmd(shift) Q- Log out
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cmd Z - Undo
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cmd(shift) Z - Redo
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ctrl(arrow)- cycle though
spaces
ONCE YOU’RE SET UP...
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Writing Prompt
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Using PAGES, I want you to write a half page summery
of your favorite movie GENRE. What aspects of the
genre appeal to you and why? What conventions do
we see within this genre (shot type, music, tone, style,
colors, copy, etc.) Explain
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Find a movie trailer that categorizes under your chosen
genre. Explain what aspects of the trailer aid your
description and write an additional paragraph.