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The Macinosh Computer
OSX
The Set up This is a view of
your computer keyboard, monitor, and printer.
The Back of the computer Power Connector Ethernet Connector Firewire Connectors
Connects video and other equipment - very fast connection
Mic Connector Headphone
Connector
More of the back On/Off Switch Video Out for
projectors USB Connectors -
Still cameras Printers Zip Drives Keyboard
Keyboard Your keyboard has 2
USB connectors. One must be connected to the computer, but the other is free to be used.
Zip Drive Place a Zip Disk in
the Zip drive with the metal plate pointing at the drive.
Zip disks hold at least 100 times more information than regular disks.
Printer Printer Controls Paper Trays
Printer Back
The USB cable must be connected from the back of the printer to your computer USB connector
Printer Controls
The Power light must be green. There should be no red lights on the controls. There should be printer cartridges in the
printer.
Printer Controls If the top light is red,
there is a paper jam. Press the Paper
Jam button to clear it.
Ink Cartridge replacement If the middle or
bottom light is red, one or more of the printer cartridges need to be changed.
Lift the cover and press the cartridge button on the control panel.
Cartridge replacement
Get a new cartridge(s) from the Education office.
Lift up the correct cover and replace the cartridge.
Printing When you click on
“print,” the Print Center icon will appear on your dock.
If you have any problems printing, click on that icon.
Printing Problems A list of printers will
appear and the status will be visible.
Often, someone has stopped the printer. If that is the case, go to the menu bar and select “Printers.”
Printer Problems If the printer has
been stopped, the start option will be available. This should cure the problem and the printer should respond.
Cd-Rom To open or close the
cd-rom, press the forward pointing arrow key on the top right of the keyboard. Make sure the monitor and keyboard are not in the way.
Finder The Finder is the
“smiley face” icon on the dock. It makes your computer’s contents visible.
You can view the contents three different ways.
Home If you click on the
“Home” icon, it will show you your files and your desktop.
Delete a file To delete a file, drag it to
the trash on the dock or press the “apple + delete” keys.
To erase it from your computer, you must go the the menu bar, select “File>Empty Trash” or press the “shift + apple + delete” keys
Modifying Your Dock Click on the “system preferences” icon
on your dock or select it under the apple menu
Click the “Dock” icon Click on the options that you want.
Computer Freezes If your program freezes, first try to force quit
the program by clicking on the apple menu and selecting “Force Quit.”
A menu of all the programs running will appear.
Select the one that has frozen and click the “Force Quit” button.
You can also press the “apple + option + escape” keys.
Shut down To shut down your
computer, go to the Apple Menu and select “Shut Down.”