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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