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Beginners workshop for those new to a Mac.
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Mac Tips and TricksPersonalizing [email protected] Distinguished Educator
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Thursday, 16 February, 12
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Thursday, 16 February, 12
System PreferencesI love my Mac
Thursday, 16 February, 12
System PreferencesI love my Mac
Thursday, 16 February, 12
System PreferencesI love my Mac
Thursday, 16 February, 12
System PreferencesI love my Mac
Thursday, 16 February, 12
System PreferencesI love my Mac
Setting up your Mac to Personalize how it operates
Thursday, 16 February, 12
System PreferencesI love my Mac
Setting up your Mac to Personalize how it operates
How do you PREFER your mac operates
Thursday, 16 February, 12
System PreferencesI love my Mac
Setting up your Mac to Personalize how it operates
How do you PREFER your mac operates
Universal Access- Assistive technologies, making it universally accessible to everyone.
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Display student art work or word a day, not advertising. Personalize Learning
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Task: Open Photobooth
Take a photo
Make it your desktop
or add word a day but customize the words in SCREENSAVER
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Finder - Gear icon
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Try it:Click on the FINDER or your desktop
click on ALL MY FILES, then gear icon
ARRANGE BY, DATE MODIFIED
Click on gear icon, SHOW VIEW OPTIONS
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Where’d my file go? Spotlight
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Where’d my file go? Spotlight
In Top right corner, click on magnifying glass icon
Thursday, 16 February, 12
Where’d my file go? Spotlight
In Top right corner, click on magnifying glass icon
Type in what you are looking for
Thursday, 16 February, 12
Where’d my file go? Spotlight
In Top right corner, click on magnifying glass icon
Type in what you are looking for
Search by name, date, file type, etc
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Screen shot: Take a photo of your screen
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Screen shot: Take a photo of your screen
HOLD DOWN: Command + Shift + 4
Thursday, 16 February, 12
Screen shot: Take a photo of your screen
HOLD DOWN: Command + Shift + 4
e.g. when you want to share a photo but the file size is too large to email
Thursday, 16 February, 12
Screen shot: Take a photo of your screen
HOLD DOWN: Command + Shift + 4
e.g. when you want to share a photo but the file size is too large to email
when you want to share something on your screen to give directions
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Command + Shift + 4
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Write this down to be a JediCommand + Z = UNDO repeat for multiple oop’z
Command + C = Copy
Command + V = Paste
Command + S = Save
Command + w = Clowse
Command + Q = Quit
Command + P = Print
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More Power User commandsCommand Minus = to make something smaller
Function F11 - insta maid
Command + = my eyes are getting old, enlarge it
Command + shift + Plus = Look here classCommand + delete sends item to trash
OPTION + click on any item = duplicate that item
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What program is running?
Computer frozen??= too many programs open
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What program is running?Look in top left corner to see what program you are actually working on
Computer frozen??= too many programs open
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What program is running?Look in top left corner to see what program you are actually working on
Look at the faint blue arrow below the dock items
Computer frozen??= too many programs open
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Don’t panic, internet isn’t broken
Turn wi-fi off then on
see if network appears
all else fails, restart computer
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Organizing making folders
Under the FILE menu:
Color code by classes/ subjects.
Smart folders
Color code by subject
Thursday, 16 February, 12
Organizing making folders
Under the FILE menu:
Color code by classes/ subjects.
Smart folders
Color code by subject
Thursday, 16 February, 12
Organizing making folders
Under the FILE menu:
Color code by classes/ subjects.
Smart folders
Color code by subject
Thursday, 16 February, 12
Organizing making folders
Under the FILE menu:
Color code by classes/ subjects.
Smart folders
Color code by subject
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Connecting to the projector
PLUG everything in first, THEN start up your mac
if that fails, SYSTEM Preferences, DETECT DISPLAYS, MIRRORING
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Sharing files/ Hand in folderClick on desktop or FINDER
GO,
iDisc
Other user’s public folder
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Keep your Mac happy
Under Apple: Update software regularly
Thursday, 16 February, 12
Keep your Mac happy
Under Apple: Update software regularly
Thursday, 16 February, 12
Keep your Mac happy
Under Apple: Update software regularly
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Effective use of mail
smart links to calendar and address book
Hover over a date and click arrow to add an item to your iCal
Hover over a name, phone, email and click on arrow to add it to address book
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Setting up your contactsIn ADDRESS BOOK: Make class group email
parent group email
Send vcards so no typos
Card: look for duplicates
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Thank you Contact me for a classroom [email protected]
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