Mac notes 2/16/15
Turn off your computer
Hold down the power button for at least 10 seconds -or- unplug the machine
Restarting the computer gives it a new reboot/refreshes
(apple menu->restart)
UPS-uninterrupted power supply (backup battery)
Force Quit - allows you to choose applications that are stuck
(hold option + command + press ESC)
Spotlight - used to find files, applications in the computer
Use the Disk Utility to repair disk permissions to improve performance.
- Find Disk utility
- Click your Hard Drive
- Choose Repair Disk Permissions
Jumping from one open application to another - Hold Command and tap Tab
Change computer settings - Apple menu -> system preferences
Change settings specific to the software -> click on the title of the application/software on the top right and choose preferences or settings
Remove an icon from the dock -> click hold and drag the icon off the dock into the middle of the screen
Add an icon to the dock - > open the application, click hold and choose option and keep in dock
Jason Dare
Computer Trainer
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Computer Trainer
415/240.4843
learn@sfct.net
1617 Balboa St.
San Francisco, CA 94121
www.sfct.net