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- time
- day of the week
- wireless status
- sound volume
- internet connection
- battery level
- Spotlight functiton (more on this below)
Spotlight
At the very right hand side of the toolbar at the top of the screen, there is a magnifying glass icon for the Spotlight feature. The Spotlight feature is a program that allows you to searches your entire computer based on file names. If you wanted This is the easiest way 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)
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 set of default applications already installed on the Dock.
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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
- The DEVICES section is the equivalent of opening My Computer on a PC.
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- Click on Macintosh HD
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- to display any additional devices attached to the computer.
- 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
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- access to the Spotlight feature.
Keyboard and Trackpad Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts
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KEY COMBINATION | WHAT IT DOES |
Command-C | Copy selected item/text to the Clipboard |
Command-V | Paste |
Command-X | Cut |
Command-Z | Undo / Redo |
Command-A | Highlight every item in a document or window, or all characters in a text field |
Command-N | Create a new document in the frontmost application |
Command-S | Save the active document |
Command-P | Display the Print dialog |
Spacebar (or Command-Y) | Quick Look |
Shift-Command-Q | Log Out |
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