Basic Computer Operations - Macintosh
Computer Hardware
- Monitor
- CPU (Central processing Unit)
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Hard Disk
- Floppy Disk drive
- CD-ROM Drive
- Zip Drive
- Peripheral devices (scanners, digital cameras, etc.)
- Input/Output ports (printer, ADB, USB, Firewire, etc)
Operating Systems: Mac OS Features
Basic Procedures
- Turning on the computer
- Computer startup sequence - what's going on behind the scenes
- Introduction to the Mac Desktop
- Navigating the Desktop
- Using the mouse
- Clicking (single click, double click)
- Clicking on alias icons
- Using the keyboard shortcut keys
- Using the Finder (upper right hand corner)
- Using the Apple Menu (upper left hand corner)
- Using the Control Strip
- Computer shut down/restart procedures
Using the Help Files
- Help menu on any Mac application
- Show Balloons
Trouble Shooting Common Problems
- What to do when the Computer Crashes
- command (open apple) key / option key / escape key
- command (open apple) key / ctrl key / power key (upper right corner)
- Rebuilding the Desktop File
- Hold down the Command (open apple) key / option key and restart the computer.
Click on OK when the prompt appears
- iMacs: press and hold the power button or press the reset button on the
right side of the computer
- Starting with the Extensions Off
- Hold down the shift key when starting or restarting the computer
Customizing the Desktop
- Apple Menu (upper left hand corner of the screen) then Control Panel
- Adjusting the mouse speed
- Monitor and sound adjustments
- Desktop pictures (patterns)
- Alternate Folder/File Views
- Clean Up and Arrange Options
File Management
- Formatting Floppies, Zip and CD-R's
- Create a "workshops" folder on the floppy/zip/CD-R
- Create sub-folders ("workshops A, B, C, D, E, F") inside the "workshops"
folder
Creating a Simple Text Document
- Locate and open SimpleText and create a text document…
- Topic: Describe a "critical incident" that was pivotal in your view of technology.
- Save the file to the desktop
- Close the document and SimpleText and restart the computer
Exploring the Mac Application Environment
- Open AppleWorks (ClarisWorks)
- Title Bar
- Window shades
- Restore box
- Close box
- Hiding applications (using the finder - upper right hand corner)
- Show hidden applications (using the finder - upper right hand corner)
- Menu Bar
- Drop down menus
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Toolbars
- Scroll box
- Resizing the window (hold down mouse button and drag the lower right hand
corner of the window)
- Repositioning the window
- Positioning the insertion point (I-beam)
Reopening Recently Used Documents and Applications:
- Apple Menu / Recent Documents & Recent Applications
Navigating between Multiple Applications
- Open multiple applications
- Note common Mac environment
- Switching between applications with the Finder (upper right hand corner)
- Switching between applications with the command (open apple) / tab
- Checking Memory Allocations for Multiple Applications
- Select Finder from the Finder Menu (upper right hand corner)
- Select "About this Computer" from the Apple menu
- Note the memory being used by the system and each application
- Closing Multiple Applications
- From the File Menu
- Using the Close box
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Restart the computer (power key - upper right corner of the keyboard then
select Restart from the dialog box that appears)
File Mangagement Revisited
- Moving Files
- Creating duplicate copies
- Renaming files
- Deleting files
Common Keyboard Shortcuts
- command (open apple) / s - save
- command / o - open
- command / w - close
- command / q - quit an application
- command / tab - switch between open applications
- command / f - find
- command / a - select all text in a document
- command / c - copy to clipboard
- command / x - cut from document to clipboard
- command / v - paste from clipboard to active application
Notes & New Vocabulary: