Mac Training Guide!

In this Tutorial-Review of Mac OS X we will navigate through every one of its features with a concise definition, videos and pdf documents to support any technical information of the System, this is a looong journey, but once taken you won’t need to look back for more information about OS X. In this first chapter we will check: The Desktop, Mac OS X Finder, Quick Look, Spaces and Time Machine.

The Desktop

The Mac OS X Desktop is starting point of the System, the place where we orgazine and distribute our job, it lets you access your photos, videos, folders, applications, documents and more. It contains all the tools and utilities to help you achieve any task. Using Spaces you can have more than one Desktop to distribute your jobs in different and easy way.

Mac OS X Finder

The Finder in Mac OS X is the environment where all System transactions are executed, from draggin windows to trashing documents, the Finder is responsible of the most single action done in the System. The Finder is the first application in your Dock and is always open and ready to assist you.

The Finder as we know it is a combination of all previous Finders and with every System Upgrade it gets new and fresh features. In the most recent upgrade the Finder got CoverFlow and QuickLook, both features help you navigate visually through your documents.

Mac OS X Shortcuts

Quick Look

Quick Look is a new addition to Mac OS X Finder, it provides an easy way to see inside your documents without open them, you can navigate all pages from Word, Excel, Quicktime movies, pdf files and many more, just clicking the Quick Look icon or pressingh the Spacebar when one or more documents are selected.

Spaces

Mac OS X Spaces is ultra easy way to organize your running applications, windows and utilities by giving them a unique space. You can access Spaces by pressing F8 and selecting the Space you want to go or move Opened Applications by dragging their windows to the space that better fit them. To setup Spaces you may go to the Systems Preferences and select Exposé and Spaces.

Spaces Shortcuts
• To move to another space, press F8 to view all your spaces, and then click the space you want to use.
• To view all your windows in all your spaces, use Spaces and Exposé together: Press F8 to view all your spaces, and then press F9 to see every window within each space. To go to a particular window, click it.
• To go directly to a space, press the Control key and the number key for the space you want. For example, press Control-1 to go to space 1.
• To scroll through the spaces, press the Control key and arrow keys together.
• To change the ordering of your spaces, press F8 to view all the spaces, and then drag the spaces to reorder them.
• To move a window from one space to another, use any of these shortcuts:
• Press F8 to view all spaces, and then drag the window to the new space. To move all the windows belonging to the same application, press the Shift key while you drag the window.
• Drag the window to the edge of your screen and pause; after a moment, the window is switched to the new space.
• Move the pointer over the window, and hold down the mouse button while pressing the Control key and an arrow or number key.

Time Machine

Time Machine is an automatic backup system that records everything you do on your Mac, it lets you go back in time and recorver your photos, music, movies, documents and more any time you want them. It’s

It’s a copy of your computer hard disc frozen in time, the most amazing thing about Time Machine is how easy to setup and use, it tracks all your files changes, make the backup and keeps checking for new changes, it works in the background, recording and organizing your backups for future usages.

Chapter 2:
System Preferences

Chapter 3:
The Sidebar
The Dock
CoverFlow