Mac OS X (10.9.1) Mavericksyour Mac: (High-rise condo analogy) • At the HD level ‘Applications’ is usually the only area of User interest. Your Account (Home) • Do NOT use

Mac OS X (10.9.1)

M a v e r i c k sSession 1 (of 2) - February 24, 2013

Naples MacFriends Macintosh User Group

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1Wednesday, February 19, 14

Outstanding References

• “Tutor for OS X Mavericks” by Noteboom ProductionsObtain via the Mac App Store

< $5Video training in your Mac

• “Mac 101” Articles by Christopher Breen of MacWorldlinks are provided in “Tips” panel of

http://www.naplesmug.com/NMUG/Tips.html“MacWorld Tips”

Mavericks is very similar to Mt Lion, thus C. Breen’sarticles are very relevant

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• Monday Evening presentations by Jeff BohrNov 18, 2013 & Dec 23, 2013

Access via “Links” panel at Club Web Site


The “Big” Mavericks Features

User Items: Finder Tabs, Finder Tags, iBooks, Maps,

Notifications, iCloud Keychain & Full Screen views

Performance Items: Memory Compression, Energy

Management, Naps

Still has Warts (in JWK’s view): Mail & Contacts, Mail &

Gmail, Pages, Sluggishness at start or when User Switching

DropBox startup and other items in Finder menu bar maybe

contributors to sluggishness

I’ve observed > 40 seconds of new delay when User switching

Memory compression, Energy management and Naps may

also be contributors

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Mavericks In OS 10.7, or earlier, documents move differently when scrolling

What moved Up in Snow Leopard now moves Down Apple brought this over from iOS 5 “Natural Scrolling” (touching the data)

If you don’t like it, you can go “Un-Natural”

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Mavericks’ Waste LandsThese “features” have little value, in my opinion.

Just eye candy because they can!

Launchpad

All My Files

A small improvement in search capability for Apps

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Launchpad

Close up

ButWhat are

These

Launchpad strives to duplicate iOSAll Apps are displayed for 1-click start

Too much is displayedNO application to manage display

Recommendation “forget Launchpad”

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All My FilesDisplays ALL the files in User Account

Organized by Type

“Easy” to find what I want out of more than 10,000 files?

Control via Finder Preferences

Uncheck the All My Files box

You might want to check Downloads

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FINDERPrimary role of the Finder: (It is an Application, the heart of OS X)

Support the Users in managing the Folders and their content (Files & Folders)

by providing Finder Windows for visual display of the information inside the Mac, and

facilitating communication between User and Machine.

The Mac DISPLAYS information - The User LOOKS then Clicks, Taps, Swipes or Types.

A.k.a. GUI (Graphic User Interface)

The Finder defines the character of this communication and is in charge all the time

when we are not using a specific Application.

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FINDER Facilitates:

• Opening any of our Folders and Applications ...and... • Opening of document Files

by identifying the Application(s) that could Open that file. (Without an appropriate application, the Finder can not open data files of any kind, but Quick Look shows content)

• Saving, Finding & Moving (i.e. organizing) all Folders & Files in our Mac.“Recent Folders” is a great tool for going back to recently opened – and often accidentally closed – folders.

• Getting Information about Files and Folders

• Creating new folders - in any Finder Window or on the Desktop when/where wanted.

• Executing common functions directly for Applications, such as Print, Save, Save As...

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FINDER - Finder Window. (Command N in Finder produces the window)

Computer HD USERS

The Finder Window opens the view of all the folders & files in your Mac:

(High-rise condo analogy)

• At the HD level ‘Applications’ is usually the only area of User interest.

Your Account(Home)

• Do NOT use the HD level folders, unless you have a specific reason for doing so.

Mavericks

A Finder Window:

• Understand the difference between the Computer and User level Libraries.• There may be an occasional reason to enter this Library, therefore...

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Finder Window with Side Bar and Tool Bar.

Tool Bar Search fieldSide Bar

Finder Tabs

Path bar Unused HD Space

Type of View selector

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Finder Tags

You CAN name your computer and internal Hard Drive


FINDER - A recap of the Finder and the Finder Window.

Computer HDYour Account(Home)HD

Networked Disks

ExternalDisks

Your Account(Home)

Disks Accounts

OtherAccounts

TestAccount

GuestAccount

Main Folders

• Switching ‘Users’ or using the ’Shared’ folderis usually the only interest at the ‘Users’ level.

Shared

⌧⌧

Users

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FINDER

Home

Main Folders Nested Folders

* Each window will lead through one path only.

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FINDER WINDOWUnderstanding the Finder Window is the key to make your Mac understand you.

DEMO:

- There are 4 types of Views in Mt Lion or LionIcon - List - Column - Cover Flow

- Command-F (Find)

- View HD, Home, or any other folder’s content

- Components of the Finder WindowsSide Bar - Title Bar - Tool Bar - Close/Minimize/Zoom Buttons - Mode Button - Path Bar - view of the Path - View area

• Mavericks unifies the appearance of the different Finder windows to essentially a single format:

View - Place - Navigate (to find and select) - Find - Spotlight

• Other applications use their own window formats, best suited for their functions, but often incorporate the finder window into their processes, such as Open and Save.

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Structured Folders• Apple starts by suggesting a top level set of User folders:

Desktop

Documents

Downloads

Library

Movies

Music

Pictures

Public

Sites

• You can / should establish Sub-folders within these major folders

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Quit, Force Quit, & Quit Process• Each Running Application should be able to Quit

Finder/ Application Name/ Quit

Command Q

Select Quit in Dock’s Application display

• Sometimes a Force Quit is needed

Option key and Select Quit in Dock’s Application display

Select Force Quit in Apple icon display

Command, Option & Escape Keys, Select Application

• Occasionally an Application is really Stubborn

Use of the Activity Monitor application’s Quit Process is required.

• All the Above Fails?

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Printing is just one example where an Application(as opposed to the User)

interacts directly with the Finder to get the Finder to perform a supporting function. Normally there is smooth interworking (between the Application being used and the Finder in

the background)but occasionally something could create a freeze.

TROUBLE – Save, when a Save seems impossible.

Situation (Bob Kenedi story): “I encountered a freeze when choosing “Print” in the Application I was working in ...and... I hadn’t Saved for some time before the trouble occurred.

Thus, if I have to do a Force Quit, I will lose some of my work.”

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TROUBLE – Save, when a Save seems impossible. (2)

When the problem occurred in the course of such interaction, there is a better than 50/50 chance that the freeze can be undone by Force Quitting either the Finder or the Application.

By choosing to Force Quit the Finder, instead of the Application, Bob had a good chance to unfreeze and continue.

Comments: i) When the Force Quit window opens, the Application that froze may appear preselected. Click on Finder to select it instead. ii) Force Quitting the Finder will Reset it, rather than shut it down.

Thus:

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System Preferences Today

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System Preferences (General)

• Mavericks “hides” scroll bars on windows

Decide which of the 3 you prefer

• Two options on scroll bar clickDecide which of the 2 you prefer

• Important optionMavericks can restore (reopen) prior windows

Another iOS feature transferUncheck if you don’t like this feature

• Experiment with the other items to make your Mac “You”!

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System Preferences (Keyboard)

• Setup ShortcutsMany elements to “Tune” to your desires

• Set up Mission Control hereF9, F10 & F11 are normal Defaults,

Conflicts with M$ Word, I use F1, F2 & F3

• Lower box shows Direct movesI chose Command key but other modifierkeys can be used.

Desktop #’s are good IF you rememberwhat is assigned to which desktop.

• Experiment with the other areas of control to make your Mac “You”!

• Select how you want “fn” key to workUncheck if you want key symbol actions

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System Preferences (Mouse)

• In addition to prior guidance

• Tune your Mouse to what you likeTracking SpeedDouble Click actionScrolling actionLeft Click (Primary Button)Right Click (Secondary Button)Scroll ball clickSide buttonsScrolling options

Zoom setups are in Accessibility panel

• Experiment with these items to make your mouse “You”! Exit


System Preferences (Trackpad)

• In addition to prior guidance

• Use the videos to learn Trackpad

Point & Click

Scroll & Zoom

More Gestures

• Experiment with these items to make your Trackpad “You”!

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‘Talking’ to Your Mac 2Some Trackpad Management

Point & Click Setup in System Preferences / Trackpad (see examples)Tap with 1 finger to clickClick or Tap with 2 fingers for Secondary (Right or Control) clickDouble Tap with 3 fingers to Look Up selected item (e.g. Dictionary)Drag with 3 fingers to move icon or image, etc.

Scroll & Zoom in System Preferences / Trackpad (see examples)Scroll Direction Checkbox: Mavericks way or Snow Leopard wayZoom In or Out Checkbox: Pinch with 2 fingers (apart to expand image) Smart Zoom Checkbox: Double tap with 2 fingers to expand / reverseRotate Checkbox: Rotate image with 2 fingers

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‘Talking’ to Your Mac 3More Trackpad Management

More Gestures Setup in System Preferences / Trackpad (see examples)

Swipe between Pages: Scroll (swipe) left or right with 2 fingers (options)Swipe between Full Screens: Swipe left or right with 4 fingers (options)Enter Mission Control: Swipe UP with 4 fingers (options)App Expose: Swipe DOWN with 4 fingers (options) (see all windows)Enter Launch Pad: Pinch with Thumb and 3 fingersShow Desktop: Spread with Thumb and 3 fingers

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System Preferences (Mission Control)

Set Choices

• Show Desktop (like Expose´) shoves all windows aside. Clear path to the Desktop, Don’t have to hide / move windows.

Mission Control blends Expose´& Spaces of Snow Leopard

• Application Window (like Expose´) shows all windows of App. Select among open windows Or prior documents (for some Apps).

• Mission Control (like Spaces) lets you switch Among running, not hidden AppsTo other “desktops”, you can assign Apps to different desktops.

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System Preferences (Mission Control)

• Show Desktop shoves all windows aside. Clear path to the Desktop, Don’t have to hide / move windows.

Demonstrate Mission Control capability

• Application Window shows all windows of App. Select among open windows Or prior documents (for some Apps).

Illustrate Pages type prior documents

• Mission Control lets you switch Among running, not hidden AppsTo other “desktops”, you can assign Apps to different (specific) desktops.

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System Preferences (Notifications)This will be familiar to you if you have an iDevice, Do Not Disturb is newNot all applications support notifications.

You control which applications create notifications

• Choices for each appAlert StyleHow many to showDo you want count?Do you want sound?

• Organize Manually or by Time

Exit• Not in Center does NOT mean no notifications


System Preferences (Notifications) 2

The notifications are at top right of displayClick the horizontal bars OR 2-finger swipe from right

New notifications will come from right and act by type

• Scroll up or sweep up to control

• Click on notification to go to App

• That “x” lets you clear the items

• The very bottom takes you to Notifications in Sys Preferences

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PREVIEW v7.0

• Open PDF documents: Faster, simpler, than Adobe Reader, but not all functions are available.

• Annotate documents or images• Photo / Image related features:

- Change file type (e.g. JPG ➔ PSD)

- Change size

- Enhance

- Extract

Mavericks is slightly different than predecessors

• One of several MAC 411 articles on Preview- http://tinyurl.com/l29sz6o

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• Input images from scanner


ACTIVITY MONITOR big change, features gone

To me, not as indispensable as before!- Monitor use: CPU, Memory, Energy, Disk, Network - Spot source of slowdowns- Ultimate Force Quit (“kill”)

Demo:

- Position in Dock

- Explain window:

- Enable for Log-in, Hide

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SAFARI Tabbed browsing:New Tab Show all TabsiCloud Tabs

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Add a Tab


SAFARI

Set-up Preferences

Create the tabs Switch between tabs

Tabbed browsing: (2)

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SAFARI Reader:

Controls no longer at bottom of pageEnlarge or Shrink Font Size using A or ASend as Email Attachment with URL using Share Icon, File/ Share or Command IPrint the page

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SAFARIReset: No more “Trash the Preferences”

for Safari!!!

Allows selective resets of all likely sources of

slowdown, or other trouble, from this single panel.

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SAFARI Other Safari gems:

• Word Search - Command - F

• Bookmarking - helpers

• Homepage options

• Read Later - Add to Reading List in Share icon

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