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• The equivalent on a Mac to the Start button on the bottom left in the Windows interface is the small Apple logo in the top left on the toolbar. (snapshot here filename:apple logo.jpg)
• The Menu at the top of the screen remains open in every application, and changes its functions based on what is the front-most active application.
• 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) (screenshot filename: quit an application.jpg)
    
    

Using the Dock as opposed to the Windows Toolbar

• The Dock at the bottom of the screen is an advanced version of the Taskbar on the bottom of the Windows interface. Apple provides a certain number of applications they suggest as most useful already on the bottom. If you wish to remove an Application from the dock, all you have to do is hit Control and click on the Application icon (the equivalent of right clicking on a mouse), choose Options and then hit Remove from Dock. (snapshot filename: removing an app from dock.jpg) If an Application is open and you would like to add it to the Dock to access it easier later, hit Control and click on the Application icon, hit Options, and then choose Keep in Dock. 

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• While selecting any item, tap the Space bar to preview the file without having to open it. 
• Instead of controlling the window from the top right hand corner of the screen, Macs controls are on the top left hand corner of the screen. The red circle closes the window, the yellow minus minimizes the window, and the green plus changes the window to its optimal size.
• Basic information (such as time, date, volume, internet connection, battery level, etc.) can be found at the top right hand of your computer on the toolbar instead of on the bottom right of the screen on Windows, on the Start menu.
• At the very right hand side of the toolbar at the top of the screen, there is a magnifying glass. Clicking on this opens the Spotlight feature, which is a program that searches your entire computer based on file names. If you wanted to search for a particular file, folder, application, or anything else on your computer, this is the place to do it. (screenshot filename: spotlight.jpg)

For More Information

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http://www.apple.com/support/mac101

Keyboard and Trackpad Shortcuts

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For More Information

[http://www.apple.com/support/switch101|http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/]

[http://www.apple.com/support/mac101|http://www.apple.com/support/mac101]