Mr. CappMr. Capp’’s Mac Lab Orientations Mac Lab Orientation

for Yearbookfor Yearbook

Computer RulesComputer Rules• BASIC RULESBASIC RULES

• 1. DO NOT CHANGE ANY SETTINGS ON THE COMPUTERS OR CUSTOMIZE THEM IN ANY WAYo No appearance - screen savers and desktopso No mouse adjustmentso No dock adjustmentso No power setting adjustmentso No finder adjustmentso No audio settingso No Safari web browser zooming, full screen, or

adjustments. No adding Chrome, or Firefox.o No saving of non-class material (ie: pics and other

homework)o No printing homework, assignments or reviews for other

classeso No downloading anything without my prior approval!!No downloading anything without my prior approval!!

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• 2. DO NOT MOVE THE COMPUTERS, KEYBOARD OR MOUSE AROUND THE ROOM. LEAVE STATIONED WHERE THEY ARE.

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• 3. DO NOT KEEP WORK ON DESKTOPo Store your photo and text files directly in your page

folders on the Yearbook alias.o Store InDesign page files in the deadline folders on

the Yearbook alias drive! o The only exceptions are audio/video files.o Do not save any files that are not related to

instruction in this class.o Do not go into other student’s folders … never

delete anyone’s work (even if it’s on desktop accidentally).

o If something is left open by a student before you, simply close it out for them.

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• 4. ALWAYS LOG OUT OF COMPUTER WHEN DONE USING.o Make sure you have logged out of yearbook, so

other classes cannot access your content

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• 5. USE EXTERNAL DRIVES PROPERLYo Always eject external USB drives, SD Cards and

Video Cameraso Do not use CD/DVD drive without permission (it’s

taped up for a reason)

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• 6. ABSOLUTELY NO FOOD, GUM OR DRINK IN ROOM C-101

o This includes gum and candy

Any questions???

Mac Lab 101Mac Lab 101• Things you need to know about these computers:Things you need to know about these computers:

o They are not connected to the school server. We have our own server for the computers in this room.

• To log into computers, turn them on• Select YEARBOOK as the User > the password is LEGEND

o They are connected to printerso NEVER DELETE or even alter any other class or students folders!o Mouse has left and right clickabilityMouse has left and right clickability

Mac Lab 101Mac Lab 101• Things you need to know about these Things you need to know about these

computers:computers:o We can operate on blue cord Ethernet.o Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign), Microsoft Office Suite

(Word, Excel, PPT), Final Cut Pro, Garage Band and others.o Keep all accessed material instruction-centered and school

appropriate. This IS NOT play time!o No messing around in Photo Booth and YouTube. No social networking

and games. If you have time to do that during class, you have time to do it at 3:15 during detention.

o I will monitor your computer work closely and I will check history! This is not the fun surf the web free computer time class.

o Anyone in violation of this or any other rules will loose privileges and face school consequences! Remember, 7am detentions!

o Consider this your warning! I will not be tolerant!!

Mac Lab 101Mac Lab 101• General Use: The FrontGeneral Use: The Front

Mac Lab 101Mac Lab 101• General Use: The BackGeneral Use: The Back

Mac Lab 101Mac Lab 1011. *To start the computer, click on the mouse or keyboard to bring out of sleep. If the machine is

off, hold down the power button on the back left for a second and wait for machine to boot.2. *To put to sleep, click on the Apple button and select “sleep” or push the power button on the

back.3. *To turn off, click on Apple button and selection “shut down.” Then, click “shut down” again.4. *If your mouse or keyboard disconnect, try turning them off, then back on.5. *If your mouse or keyboard give you a message that batteries are low, keep working until

they die, then tell me.6. *If a program locks up, try right clicking on the program icon in the dock and selecting “force

quit.”7. *If your computer locks up, try holding down the power button on the back and re-booting.8. *To print, just select print – the computer is already mapped to the B/W printer in the room.9. *When using external USB drives, plug them into the back left of the machine. An icon for

your device should show on the desktop. If not, you can go to the “finder” icon on the dock and look for your device under “devices” on the lower left hand side of the finder window.

10. *When you are done with an external USB device, right click on its icon on the desktop and select “eject,” or hit the eject button next to the device on the left side of the finder window.

Mac Lab 101Mac Lab 101• Apple Menu:Apple Menu:

o The Apple Menu is used solely for access to System Preferences, Shutdown, Restart, Logout and other Finder preferences.

Mac Lab 101Mac Lab 101• The Dock:The Dock:

o The Dock is where applications are.

Mac Lab 101Mac Lab 101• The Desktop:The Desktop:

o The Desktop is where the link to the alias will be. There will also be a link to the ExtendScript ToolKit

Mac Lab 101Mac Lab 101• Finder:Finder:

o Where you find applications, files (documents, videos, photos, etc), and plugged in devices. Anything on your Mac can be found here. It’s like your search window.

When unplugging a device on When unplugging a device on a Mac, you must a Mac, you must ““ejecteject”” it! it!

Tip: If you misplaced a file or don’t know where you saved it, open finder and enter a keyword in the search field. Thus, you should always label your work with your name and a keyword. That’s seems easy and logical enough, right? Label it right when you begin by saving your file. Then save frequently in case a computer crashes! It’s as simple as going to FILE > SAVE. Or, clicking COMMAND + S on the keyboard. Do it early and often!

Mac Lab 101Mac Lab 101Open the alias folder on the desktop and FINDER will open to show subfolders within that folder. Find your folder and work within. Double click to open a project.

You can also access downloads, applications and external devices on the left side of FINDER

If you have trouble connecting to the alias drive, ask Mr. Capp for help.

Mac Lab 101Mac Lab 101• To Close or Minimize a ProgramTo Close or Minimize a Program’’s Window s Window

(upper left hand corner. (upper left hand corner. xx = = closeclose / / -- = = MinimizeMinimize):):

• To Close a Program altogether, you must QUIT To Close a Program altogether, you must QUIT it.:it.:

Tip: the small light under the program icon in the dock shows you the programs you are running. Even if a window is not open

When you minimize a window, it goes down here near the trash can

Mac Lab 101Mac Lab 101• Get to know keyboard short cuts. They are Get to know keyboard short cuts. They are

huge time savers!! huge time savers!! o The Command Key is the like a PC’s Control Key

• Command + S = Save• Command + C = Copy• Command + X = Cut• Command + V = Paste• Command + Z = Undo• Command + Q = Quit• Command + Shift + 4 = Screen Shot• Plus, each program has it’s own specific sets of short

cut keys that we’ll learn

Mac Lab 101Mac Lab 101• To Delete a File:To Delete a File:

o Drag it to the trash can in the dock or right click on the file and select “Move to Trash.”

o If your file is missing or you accidentally deleted it, always open the trash can and find it in there. It won’t truly be deleted from the computer until the trash is emptied.o Don’t empty the trash. I will do that!

ReviewReview• Login: Login: YEARBOOKYEARBOOK• Password: Password: LEGENDLEGEND

• Logout when finished - Never leave the yearbook open for other students to see!Logout when finished - Never leave the yearbook open for other students to see!

• Save all work to alias drive. Save all work to alias drive.

• Do not make ANY computer adjustments without my permission!Do not make ANY computer adjustments without my permission!