Macintosh Users Guide for desktop Macintosh computers

317 Pages·1993·50.717 MB·English

by  Apple Computer, Inc.

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Macintos
User's Gui e
for desktop Macintosh computers
Part I
Learning
Part II
R~ference
Part III
Glossary
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PartN
for desktop Macintosh computers Index
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Contents
Radio and television imerference xiii Use the mouse 8
Point 8
Preface How to Use This Book xv
Click 9
Press 9
• Part I Learning Macintosh 1
Drag 10
How to hold the mouse 10
Chapter 1 Turning the Macintosh On and Off 3
When you move the mouse 11
In this chapter 3
Choose a command 12
Before you begin 3
When you talk ro your Macintosh 12
Turn your computer on 4
Open an icon 13
When you turn on your computer 5
Look at the conrenrs of a window 14
'flirn your computer off 6
Make a window the active window 14
What next? 6
Make a window bigger or smaller 16
Move the hidden contents of a window into view 17
Chapter 2 Understanding the Desktop 7
\Vhat's on the desktop? 18
In this chapter 7
Icons represent comainers 18
Before you begin 7
Windows let you view the contents of containers 19
Menus offer you choices 19
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When to use the keyboard 22 Chapter 4 Creating a Document and
Modifier keys 22 Saving Your Work 41
Arrow keys 22 In this chapter 41
Function keys 22 Before you begin 41
Close a window 23 Open a program 42
Move a window 23 Create a document 43
What next? 25 Save your work 43
Save it or say so long 44
Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Programs 27 Switch programs 45
In this chapter 27 Two types of programs 46
Before you begin 27 And Lhen there's the Finder 46
Insert a noppy disk 2S Close a document 47
Why a floppy disk isn't noppy 29 Whal next? 47
Initialize a disk 30
Copy the coments of a disk 31 Chapter 5 Changing a Document and
Printing Your Work 49
Floppy disks, hard disks, and startup disks 32
bke a noppy disk out of its drive 34 In this chapter 49
Safeguard the contents of a disk 35 Before you begin 49
Taking care of floppy disks 36 Open a document 50
Use the ·n·ash 36 Change a documem 50
On your own: Install your programs 38 Save your work so far 53
Throw away exrra System Folders 39 Taking a shortcut 53
Whal next? 39 Make more changes to a document 54
iv Comenrs
Choose a primer 57 Chapter 7 Learning More About Your
If your primer is nor on a network 57 Macintosh 79
If your printer is on a network 58 In this chapter 79
Print a document 59 Before you begin 79
Quit a program 60 Use Balloon Help 80
Make a backur copy 61 Use the Macintosh Reference 81
What next? 62 What's in Macintosh I<eference 82
What nexr? 83
Chapter 6 Organizing Your Work 63
• Pa11 II Macintosh Reference 85
In this chapter 63
Before you begin 63
Chapter 8 Setting Up Your Macintosh System 87
Make a copy of a document 6'1
Change the name of an icon 66 Setring up your computer hardware 87
Save another version of a document 68 Health concerns associated with com purer use 88
Save?-or Save As? 69 Musculoskeletlll discomfort 88
Open a document while its rrogram is the active program 70 Arranging your omcc 89
Organize icons in a folder 70 Avoiding fatigue 90
Use an alias 72 What about electromagnetic emissions? 90
What's an alias? 73 Adjusting your keyboard 91
Create stationery 75
On your own: Fill out some stationery 77
What next? 77
Content~ v
Sening up your system sofrware 92 Chapter 9 Hard Disks and Floppy Disks 101
Installing, reinstalling, or updating system software 92 Initializing disks 101
Before you begin 92 Initializing a hard disk 102
Installing a standard system 93 Initializing a floppy disk 103
Installing a customized system 94 Erasing a disk 105
Staning up with a floppy disk 96 Designating a hard disk as the startup disk 105
Setting up your programs 96 Protecting the information on a disk 106
Installing a program 96 Locking a floppy disk 107
Checking for computer viruses 97 Locking a file 107
Working with several programs at a time 98 Backing up your files 108
Switching programs 98 If you can't save files on a floppy disk 108
Finding out what programs are open 98 Ejecting a disk 109
Hiding and showing windows on the desk10p 99 If you can't eject a floppy disk 109
Changing the amount of memory a program uses 99 Disk care 110
Hard disk precautions 110
'lcsting and repairing disks 110
Using Disk First Aid 111
Testing a hard disk 112
vi Contents
Chapter 10 Organizing Your Files 113 Chapter 11 Adapting Your Macintosh
to Your Own Use 125
Srraigluening up your files 113
Using folders ro organize your files 114 Specifying which items you want opened aLs tartup 126
Creating and naming folders 114 Installing an item in the Apple menu 126
Saving your files where you want w 115 Installing tiles in the System Folder 126
Making items easier ro find 116 Removing flies from the System Polder 127
Using an alias 116 Changing the items in the Label menu 128
Creating an alias 116 Seuing the dare and rime 129
Uses of aliases 116 Changing the format for dates 130
Locating the original of an alias 117 Changing the format for times 132
Installing an item in the Apple menu 117 Sening a time for the Alarm C:lock tO go off 13.)
Moving an itC:lll to the desktop 118 Ti.m1ing the.: alarm off 1.)4
f-inding a file or a folder 118 Adjusting the way the mouse works 134
Finding an item by name 11R Adjusting the way the keyboard works 135
Finding an item by mher characteristics 119 Controlling the pointer from the kC)'board I36
Finding items through a rwo-stage search 121 Making keyboard shortcuts easier to t)'pe 137
Uses of the Find command 121 Adjusting the keyboard for very slow typing 137
Creating a template 122 Displaying numbers and currency 13R
Getting information about your files 123 Setting the al en sound 139
Using the Info window 123 Installing a sound I40
Using the View menu 124 Removing a sound I40
Recording sounds 140
Contents vii
Changing the desktop pauern 142 Chapter 12 Printing 161
.\cljusting the blinking of a menu item 1-13 Before you print 161
Adjusting the blinking of the insertion point 144 Choosing a printer 161
Changing the ,,·ay the rom ems of windows appear 144 If your primer is nor on a nerwork 162
Changing the appearance of icons 1~5 If your primer is on a network 163
Changing an icon 115 Selecting Page Setup options 164
Assigning a label and a color to an icon 146 Updating primer drivers on nerworked computers 165
Changing the highlight color 1~7 Priming your work 167
Changing the color of windows 1·18 Printing the contents of a window 168
Displaying colors or grays 1-19 If the primer doesn't print your document 168
Configuring multiple monirors 150 Tips for improving priming 169
Adjusting screen brightness 151 Priming while using the computer for mher work 169
,\lagni~ing the screen image 152 Working with fonts 171
Turning off the Empty "li"ash warning 15~ Outline foms <1nd birmapped fonts 171
~!anaging memory 15-! Installing fonts 172
Checking memory usc 15·1 Removing fonts 172
Tips for using memory dlkiemly 155 Transferring fonts ro a LascrWrirer printer 173
Adjusting the disk cache 156 Finding our abour available fonts 174
t:sing hard disk space as memory 157 Using the LaserWrirer Font Utility 175
Turning on .:)2-bit addressing 158 Initializing a hard disk auached to a primer 175
Lsing a R.-\.\1 disk 159 "llu·ning the primer's sample page on or off 175
Creating a I{:\~ I disk 160 Restarting a Laser\\friter primer 176
Erasing a RA.\1d isk 160 "li<~nsfcrring a PostScript file to a LaserWtitcr 176
Resizing or removing a RA~I disk 160
viii Contcms
Chapter 13 Using Your Macintosh on a Sharing your own files 189
Network 177
How file sharing works 189
\VIm you can do on the network 177 Turning file sharing on 190
Setting up your Macintosh on a network 179 Turning on guest access 190
Connecting ro a nerwork 179 Selecting a rolder or disk to .share 191
Turning on AppleT alk 180 '1lJrning orr access to a .shared folder or disk 192
Selecting a network connection 180 Naming a registered user '19.)
Naming your Macinrosh and its owner 182 Setting a registered user's password 194
Gaining access to files on shared disks 183 Naming a group of users 194
Before you begin 183 Seeing who's in a group 195
Connecting to a shared disk 184 Selecting a user or group ro share a folder or disk 196
Disconnt'cring from :1 shared disk 185 Preventing users or guests from accessing your
computer 197
Using an alias to connect quickly to a shared disk 186
Removing a user rrom a group 198
Connecting automatically when you start up 186
Removing a user or group from yo11r list of registered
Working with files and folders on other computers 187
users 198
Creating a new folder on another computer 187
Giving away ownership of a folder or disk on your
Changing your password 188 computer '198
Giving folder ownership to someone else 189 Turning tile sharing ofT 199
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