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Intro to Mac OS

Intro to Mac OS. GSLIS Instructional Technology and Design. First things first (you’ve probably already gotten this far). Select Mac from the GSLIS OS picker Login using your GSLIS username/password Quota manager will alert you of your available disk space. Click “Thanks”

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Intro to Mac OS

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  1. Intro to Mac OS GSLIS Instructional Technology and Design

  2. First things first (you’ve probably already gotten this far) • Select Mac from the GSLIS OS picker • Login using your GSLIS username/password • Quota manager will alert you of your available disk space. Click “Thanks” • Your quota is the space allotted to you on the GSLIS file server

  3. Many names, the same thing 10.5 = Leopard • Mac OS > OS X > 10.6 = Snow Leopard 10.7 = Lion 10.8 = Mountain Lion

  4. What about Mountain Lion? • 10.8—the newest iteration of OS X • Does not yet cooperate with the GSLIS lab login system • Introduces a few new features • If you’ve recently purchased a new Mac, you probably have this on your machine

  5. Why use Mac? • The majority of GSLIS domain machines dual boot giving you the option to choose Windows 7 or Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) • The nature of the networking infrastructure works well with Mac, hence the better boot time

  6. Basic Mouse, Pad and Keyboard Functions • Ctrl (Control) in Windows = Command (⌘) • Alt in Windows = Option • Functions remain same • To Save, Command+S • To copy, Command+C, etc. • On Apple Pad, you can right-click by: • Using two fingers and clicking simultaneously • Using control then clicking pad

  7. Meet your desktop

  8. The dock Functions similarly to the start menu in Windows. Keep frequently used programs here for quick access. Simply drag and drop programs to your dock to add, drag them off the dock to remove.

  9. Minimized applications When you minimize a window in OS X, it shrinks into the dock. Bring it back to your desktop by clicking it again.

  10. Finder

  11. Finder Cont. • On GSLIS computers, Finder gives access to your saved files • Files saved onto the Desktop while you were on the Windows side are now in Desktop > Windows_Desktop • Access your home drive files under “Places” carrot on the left • Displays all related files to your NetID on GSLIS servers • Access I-Drive directly under Devices carrot, Macintosh HD > homei > users > your NetID

  12. Finder Cont. • Each finder window has a search within this folder option, view options and item details among other things

  13. Applications • Most programs are found in the Applications folder

  14. Applications Folder

  15. Resizing windows • Click and drag the corner

  16. Close • Minimize • Maximize • You can also use Command (⌘) + Q to close programs.

  17. Windows vs. Mac Window Resizing Menus Start Menu Apple Menu

  18. Renaming Files and Folders

  19. System Preferences Windows Control Panel = System Preferences+ Spotlight

  20. Windows vs. Mac Task Manager Force Quit

  21. Windows vs. Mac Menu Bars Utility Menus

  22. Spotlight Volume Control

  23. Using spotlight to tweak your dock • Your default browser in OS X is Safari • You can quickly switch to Firefox by launching Firefox from spotlight, right-clicking on the application icon in your dock, and opting to keep it in your dock • Get rid of Safari by dragging it off your dock

  24. Logging out

  25. That concludes our walkthrough • Questions? • Interests? • Need to know something specific?

  26. Thanks for coming! • Contact us: help@support.lis.illinois.edu • Send feedback https://illinois.edu/sb/sec/5876696 • Request a workshop • Send us a question • Say hi

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