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Your iBook is made of a durable material called polycarbonate plastic with an aluminum frame. It weighs only 4.9 pounds- much less than a backpack full of textbooks! It i s an expensive piece of electronic equipment and needs to be taken care of appropriately. You can easily damage your iBook if you drop it or do not take care of it. CONNECTING PERIPHERALS

Look on the left side of your iBook. There are a number of ports that enable you to connect your iBook to a network or to connect other peripherals.

PORT USE CABLE

Modem Connect to a dial up Internet Service with a telephone line

10/100Base-T Ethernet

Connect to a network, cable modem, or DSL using an Ethernet cable Students are not allowed to connect at schools via Ethernet unless directed to do so.

Firewire Connect Firewire devices such as video cameras, CD and DVD burners, and external disk drives using a Firewire cable; used for fast transfer of digital information

USB Connect peripherals using a USB (Universal System

Bus Cable (printers, digital cameras, scanners, mouse, etc.)

AV Connector Headphone plug; some models also connect to a

Monitor or VGA projector using a different cable. YOU MAY NOT USE HEADPHONES WITH YOUR iBOOK AT SCHOOL (unless directed to do so by your teacher or an administrator).

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BATTERY LEVEL To check and be sure your battery is fully charged without even opening your iBook, turn your iBook upside down and press the white button next to the battery latch. There are 4 LED lights on the bottom of your iBook. If all four are green, your iBook is fully charged. Remember that it is your responsibility to charge your iBook every night.

FULLY CHARGED NEEDS TO BE CHARGED

P O W E R A D A P T E RP O W E R A D A P T E R Make sure you have a snug connection when you plug your charger in to your laptop The ring around your plug will be:

o Gold: Charging o Green: Fully Charged

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HINGE- The hinge on your iBook may seem tight at first. It will loosen up as you use it.DO NOT FORCE THE LCD SCREEN BACK FURTHER THAN IT IS MADE TO GO.You will damage the screen and possibly break it.

LATCH- To open your iBook, press the latch on the front of your iBook. DO NOT FORCE THE iBOOK OPEN IF THE LATCH IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.To close the iBook, press on the top cover until the hook catches in the latch. Do not slam the iBook shut. Your latch will remain in working order as long as you are careful opening and closing your iBook.

Your iBook will have an anti-theft tag on the front (top) of your machine. DO NOT REMOVE THIS TAG!!! If something happens to your tag you must report to the Help Desk immediately!

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C a r e o f C o m p u t e r K e y b o a r dC a r e o f C o m p u t e r K e y b o a r d Do not pick at, pull off, or manipulate the computer keys. Do not color or change the posit ion of the keys.

The keys on the iBook keyboard require a light touch. You can type easily with gentle keystrokes. Do not bang on the keyboard at any time as this could damage your computer.

The keys may pop off if mishandled. If this should happen, be sure to report this to the Help Desk. Do not attempt to repair anything yourself.

NEVER EAT OR DRINK WHILE OPERATING YOUR COMPUTER. Spills onto the keyboard can damage the internal works of your computer.

Be sure your hands are clean when you type on the keyboard.

Trackpad-Operation and Care

Instead of an external mouse, your iBook has a Trackpad. To use the Trackpad correctly, position your dominant hand with the thumb and index finger making an L. Use the thumb for clicking and the pointer finger (index finger) for moving the mouse. Do not use two hands. This may seem different and even uncomfortable for a while. However, if you use this technique regularly, it will soon seem comfortable. It is important to operate your iBook with clean hands in order to keep the Trackpad and keyboard functioning properly.

COMMON COMMANDS FOR USING THE TRACKPAD:

• CLICK- Click the mouse button on the Trackpad one time. Click to select a folder or document, to navigate through columns view, or to select and start a program in the Dock.

• DOUBLE CLICK- Click twice with the mouse button on the Trackpad. Double click to open the Macintosh Hard drive or start an application.

• SELECT- Move the cursor on top of the item you wish to select and click with your thumb. When an item is selected, it is darkened.

• SELECT MULTIPLE CONSECUTIVE ITEMS- Click on the first item. Hold down SHIFT and click on the last item. All of the items in between will be selected.

• SELECT MULTIPLE RANDOM ITEMS- Click on the first item. Hold down the APPLE key and click on the other items you want to select.

• CLICK AND DRAG- Click on an item but hold the mouse button down. Use your index finger to drag the item where you want it to go. Use click and drag to drag a server icon to the trash or drag a document to a folder. When the folder becomes darkened, release the mouse button.

• CONTROL CLICK- Hold down the control key and click on any icon, folder, or the desktop

to get a RIGHT-CLICK menu similar to right clicking on a PC. • OPTION + DRAG- Hold down the option key and drag any item to another location to

make a copy. (NOTE: When you drag something to your personal folder or virtual share, or drag something from your personal folder, Vol 1, or virtual share, you do to need to hold down Option. A copy is automatically made when you drag anything to or from a server.)

• DROP- Release the mouse button to place the item you are moving in its new location. You will need to wait until the folder where you are moving the file or folder is selected (darkened) before you drop the item in its new location.

C L E A N I N G T H E T R A C K P A DC L E A N I N G T H E T R A C K P A D • Be sure to keep your hands clean when you are using your iBook. This keeps the track pad

from getting dirty. • If it should become dirty, clean it with a slightly damp cloth. Never spray cleaning products

directly on your track pad. • The track pad is meant to be used with your index finger. Do not use sharp objects on the

track pad. T H E i B O O K S C R E E NT H E i B O O K S C R E E N The iBook screen is an LCD panel screen. Please see Mrs. Johnson in the Help Desk for screen cleaning.

P A R T I I I : G E T T I N G S T A R T E DP A R T I I I : G E T T I N G S T A R T E D P O W E R I N G U P Y O U R i B O O KP O W E R I N G U P Y O U R i B O O K • To turn on your iBook, press the power button at the top right hand side of the keyboard just

above the F10 key. • You will see a white Apple icon in the center of a gray screen as you boot up the computer.

This takes a few minutes, so please be patient while it boots (starts up). It takes approximately 2 minutes for the iBook to boot up. The screen will change to a blue screen and you will reach the login screen

• When you reach the login screen, click on the picture (or hit return) and a password box appears. Enter your password. Your teacher will tell you the default password and login.

• Whenever you start your computer, you will need to enter your computer password at the log in screen. When the log in screen appears, hit the RETURN key or click on the picture. A password box appears. Type your computer password in the box and hit RETURN again or click on LOG IN.

S l e e p i n g / S h u t t i n g D o w nS l e e p i n g / S h u t t i n g D o w n You should restart your iBook on a daily basis and/or shut down each night. Your iBook has a function called sleep mode that you should use at school. SLEEP MODE • During the day, when you go from class to class, instead of shutting down your computer,

put it to sleep. Sleep mode is a low power mode that uses very little energy. Anytime you are not using your computer, you should always put it to sleep to save battery power. To put your computer to sleep, all you have to do is close it. You will notice that a small white light pulses on the front of your computer to the left of the latch. Sleep mode works on the same principle as a cell phone. The battery on a cell phone will last a lot longer if you are not talking on it than if you were using it constantly.

SHUTTING DOWN To power down or turn off your iBook, do the following:

1. Make sure you have quit all running applications. From the Dock, select each application that is running and go to File>Quit or Q.

2. Go to the BLUE APPLE and choose shut down

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Dropping, bumping or forcing your computer into a locker is considered physical damage.

Heavy objects, slamming the lid and “punching” on your computer will crack your screen.

Keep your computer centered on your desk. I t should not hang off the edge.

Keep liquids away from your computer. Spills will damage your iBook .

Don’t at tempt to repair the computer yourself.

Be careful with the screen. It is very delicate. Don’t scratch, hit or push on its surface.

Don’t place anything between the screen and keyboard when you close the computer.

Don’t write on or scratch the case.

Protect your laptop during wet weather. Keep it in your carrying case.

Careful with your charger. Don’t roll over, step on or “yank” the cord. Keep your charger in a separate area from your iBook. If you carry your charger in your iBook case, be careful when you lay your iBook case down. Be sure the charger is on the top to keep the screen from cracking.

Do not pick at your iBook keys or remove them for any reason.

Do not eat or drink while using your iBook. Crumbs can keep the keyboard from functioning properly and liquids spilled in the keyboard will damage circuitry.