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- Unlike on a PC, closing the window of an Application on a Mac does not guarantee quitting the application. To quit an application, you need to click the name of the open Application on the toolbar at the top of the screen, and select Quit "Application" (Instead of the word Application, the name of the Application you are currently running will appear here; IMPORTANT: to close an Application, it needs to be the active Application, meaning you can see the name of the application on the toolbar at the top) (snapshot filename: quit an application.jpg)
- On a PC, you use Windows Explorer to browse through files and folders on your computer. On a Mac, you use an Application called the Finder. It is a blue icon that is always the first icon on the left hand side of the Dock. Open the Finder to view all files on your computer. (screenshot filename: .jpg) On the left side of the Finder window is the sidebar, which allows you to move throughout your computer files with ease. Clicking the Macintosh HD under the DEVICES section is the equivalent of opening My Computer on a PC. Under the Macintosh HD will show any additional devices attached to the computer. Under the SHARED section displays any shared or networked items. The PLACES section shows common places on the computer, such as the Desktop and Documents folders. The SEARCH FOR section provides an easy way to search for files based on when they were opened or the type of file they are.