Personal computing Overview
Mac OS X is the easiest to use computer operating system available. With its consistent, intuitive interface, you will get your work done quickly and easily using your computer as a tool to assist you in accomplishing your daily tasks. In this course, you will learn a number of basic skills that will provide a good foundation for using Mac OS X in your everyday work.
Delivery Method:
Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Course duration
1 Day.
Hardware /Software Requirements:
You will need:
- A PowerPC processor. See http://www.apple.com/macosx/requirements for a complete list of hardware systems that will run Mac OS X.
- At least 128 MB of RAM.
- At least 1.5 GB of available storage space to install the Mac OS X operating system.
- A monitor capable of displaying 24-bit color at a resolution of at least 800 x 600 (1024 x 768 or more recommended).
- A CD-ROM drive.
- The Mac OS X operating system.
Performance-Based Objectives
Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Start up and shut down your computer.
- Choose commands from menus and use keyboard shortcuts.
- Use various window controls and menu commands to manage your workspace.
- Use system preferences to change settings for your computer.
- Work with several applications at the same time.
- Work with applications in the Classic environment.
- Create a filing system to organize documents, applications, and folders.
- Use removable media to place files on the hard disk.
Personal computing Course outline
Lesson 1: Mac OS X Basics
- Topic 1A: Getting Started
- Task 1A-1: Starting Up
- Task 1A-2: Using the Mouse
- Topic 1B: Navigating in Mac OS X
- Task 1B-1: Opening and Closing Finder Windows
- Task 1B-2: Moving and Activating Windows
- Task 1B-3: Using the â??Traffic Lightâ? Controls
- Task 1B-4: Navigating and Scrolling in a Finder Window
- Task 1B-5: Navigating using the Toolbar
- Task 1B-6: Adding and Removing Icons
- Topic 1C: The Dock
- Task 1C-1: Working with the Dock
- Task 1C-2: Changing Preferences in the Dock
Lesson 2: Working with the Finder
- Topic 2A: Mac OS X Structure
- Topic 2B: Working with Folders
- Task 2B-1: Creating Folders
- Task 2B-2: Creating Subfolders
- Task 2B-3: Placing Documents in Folders
- Topic 2C: Finder Views
- Task 2C-1: List View
- Task 2C-2: Using Column View
- Topic 2D: View Options
- Task 2D-1: Setting Finder Window View Options
Lesson 3: Customizing Your Work Environment
- Topic 3A: Finder Preferences
- Task 3A-1: Changing Finder Preferences
- Topic 3B: System Preferences
- Task 3B-1: Setting General Preferences
- Task 3B-2: Setting Mouse Preferences
- Task 3B-3: Setting Keyboard Preferences
- Task 3B-4: Setting Displays Preferences
- Task 3B-5: Setting Sound Preferences
- Task 3B-6: Setting the Date and Time
- Topic 3C: The Show Info Command
- Task 3C-1: Documents
- Task 3C-2: Viewing Folder Info
- Topic 3D: Multiple Users
- Task 3D-1: User Preferences
- Task 3D-2: Setting Multiple Users
- Task 3D-3: Viewing Login Preferences
- Task 3D-4: Logging In
Lesson 4: Using Applications
- Topic 4A: Using a Mac OS X Application
- Task 4A-1: Creating a New Document
- Task 4A-2: Saving a Document
- Topic 4B: Editing a Document
- Task 4B-1: Deleting Text
- Task 4B-2: Inserting and Replacing Text
- Task 4B-3: Cut and Paste
- Topic 4C: Formatting Text
- Task 4C-1: Changing Fonts, Sizes, and Styles
- Topic 4D: Printing and Quitting
- Task 4D-1: Printing a Document
- Task 4D-2: Quitting an Application
- Topic 4E: Multiple Applications
- Task 4E-1: Switching Between Applications
- Task 4E-2: Hiding Running Applications
- Topic 4F: Using the Classic Environment
- Task 4F-1: Opening a Classic Application
- Task 4F-2: Working with SimpleText
- Task 4F-3: Quitting Classic
Lesson 5: Memory, Storage, and Organization Methods
- Topic 5A: Memory and Storage
- Task 5A-1: Viewing Storage Capacity and Memory Size
- Topic 5B: Organization Strategies
- Task 5B-1: Organizing Files Using List View
- Task 5B-2: Organizing Files Using Column View
- Topic 5C: Using Removable Media
Lesson 6: Advanced Techniques
- Topic 6A: Advanced Finder Skills
- Task 6A-1: Duplicating and Moving Files
- Task 6A-2: Creating and Using Aliases
- Task 6A-3: Deleting Files from the Hard Disk
- Topic 6B: Advanced Icon Selection Techniques
- Task 6B-1: Selecting with the Keyboard
- Task 6B-2: Advanced Keyboard Shortcuts
- Task 6B-3: Working with Multiple Icons
- Topic 6C: Using Sherlock
- Task 6C-1: Finding Files
- Task 6C-2: Using Sherlock to Search the Internet
- Topic 6D: Getting Help
- Task 6D-1: Using the Help Viewer
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