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This guide is designed for Drew users who have decided to switch from a PC to a Mac and are new to the Mac Operating System (OS) |
Using the Apple Menu
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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)
- 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)
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The Dock
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.
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