{"id":121,"date":"2012-02-06T06:34:30","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T13:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tools4mind.com\/blog\/?p=121"},"modified":"2012-03-18T12:42:35","modified_gmt":"2012-03-18T18:42:35","slug":"session-2-dock-and-system-preference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tools4mind.com\/blog\/session-2-dock-and-system-preference\/","title":{"rendered":"Session 2 – Dock and System Preference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tonight we’re going to explore the “Dock<\/a>” and “System Preferences<\/a>“. For future reference, you will find links to the Mac 101 site where you can get a brief overview of these features.<\/p>\n

But first we will do a review of last week.<\/p>\n

Exercise 1:<\/strong> On the Desktop.
\n* open a program.
\n* create a file.
\n* Click, hold, and drag a file from one side of the Desktop to another.
\n* create a folder.
\n* drag file into folder.
\n* move the folder into Documents.<\/p>\n

Exercise 2: <\/strong>The Dock
\n* Move a program to the Dock
\n* Open a program and set it to “stay in the Dock”
\n* Remove a program from the Dock
\n* Change the preferences of your Dock (resize, magnify, reorient to left or right)<\/p>\n

Preferences<\/strong>
\nPersonal<\/strong> – These control the look and feel. Personalize what you see and what you can find.
\n* Dock
\n* Appearance
\n* Spotlight<\/p>\n

Hardware<\/strong> – Hardware controls the devices that connect to your computer
\n* CDs – DVDs
\n* Displays
\n* Battery – Energy
\n* Keyboard
\n* Mouse
\n* Trackpad
\n* Printer
\n* Sound<\/p>\n

Internet and wireless<\/strong> – Connecting your computer to other computers and wireless devices.
\n* Network – wired and wireless controls
\n* Bluetooth – a different wireless
\n* Sharing – allowing access to your computer<\/p>\n

System<\/strong> – Control the main parts of your Operating System.
\n* Accounts
\n* Date and Time
\n* Parental Controls
\n* Software Update
\n* Speech
\n* Startup Disk
\n* Time Machine
\n* Universal Access<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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