Agenda, January 10
7:30 p.m. Gabriola Commons:

  1. Business:
    • web site update (Bob Derksen)
    • using the Forum (Frank Croft)
    • SIG update
  2. Mac Issues
  3. Feature Presentation (Frank Croft)


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Frank's Presentation Outline

NAVIGATING YOUR DISK USING FINDER

experiment, experiment, experiment

Structure/nomenclature of computer hardware
        CPU - brain
        RAM - memory
        Disk - filing cabinet stores data and software (applications)

Heirarchy
	Applications
	Library
	System
	Users
		Home directory (using your short name)
		Other users (I recommend at least one with Admin privledges)
		Shared

Finder Window
       	How to get a Finder Window
	Red, yellow, green buttons on top left
       	Button on top right
	Resizing

Preferences
	General
	Labels
	Sidebar
	Advanced

ToolBar
	Icons
	back/forward
	Path
	Icon/list/columns/cover flow - Advantages and Disadvantages, show view with pictures of France
	Quick look (option key-click)
	Actions

Menu
	File
	Edit
	View
	Path Bar
	Tool Bar
	Customize
	Show View Options - changes by view
	Go
	Window

Side Bar
	Devices ( )
	Shared (do not use back to my Mac!!)
	Places ( )
	Folders and files
	Regular folders
	Default opening vs Cmd double click to open a folder
	Smart folders
	Spring folders
	Stacks

Dock
	Preferences - System or Ctrl click
	Show/hide
	Magnify
	Size/Move

Dashboard
	F12
	Adding to/Delete from dashboard
	"I" for customizing
	Downloading
	Managing

Screen Zoom
	Ctrl - 2finger scroll
 
Spotlight
	Indexes everything on disk
	Keeps track of "metadata"
	Embedded in all Apple software (Help now uses Spotlight!)
	Preferences
	Hold mouse over file and path is shown (Cmd-Click to show in finder, Cmd-I to get info)
	Good for quick simple searches
	Use Finder search window for full or sophisticated searches