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”• Your quota is the space allotted to
you on the GSLIS file server
Many names, the same thing
• Mac OS > OS X > 10.6 = Snow Leopard 10.7 = Lion
10.8 = Mountain Lion
10.5 = Leopard
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
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
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
Meet your desktop
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.
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.
Finder
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
Finder Cont.
• Each finder window has a search within this folder option, view options and item details among other things
Applications
• Most programs are found in the Applications folder
Applications Folder
Resizing windows
• Click and drag the corner
• Close
• Minimize
• Maximize
• You can also use Command (⌘) + Q to close programs.
Window Resizing Menus
Start Menu Apple Menu
Windows vs. Mac
Renaming Files and Folders
System Preferences
Windows Control Panel = System Preferences+
Spotlight
Windows vs. Mac
Task Manager Force Quit
Windows vs. Mac
Utility Menus
Menu Bars
Spotlight Volume Control
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
Logging out
That concludes our walkthrough
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