Mac Os X V1.3 Course Content
Installation
- Installing Mac OS X
- Creating a first user account
- Installation options
Setting up the Mac
- First time setup
- Creating different user accounts
- Differences b/w Standard & Admin Users
OS X Introduction
- Tour of the Desktop
- Explore the Menu Bar & Dock
File management & Spotlight
- What is the Finder?
- Setting different views
- Customising the side bar
- Moving & deleting files
- QuickLook
System Preferences
- The four types of preferences
- Changing user & system settings
Time Machine
- Setting up Time Machine
- Simulate backup, delete & restore
Overview of included applications
- Explore applications included with OS X
Apple Mail
- Setting up mail accounts
- Customising mail folders
- Adding smart mailboxes
- Using rules, using integration features
- Data detectors & notes
iCal
- Seeing events added from Mail
- Adding, amending & deleting events
- Adding, publishing & deleting calendars
- Using To Do items inside iCal
Address Book
- Adding, moving & sorting contacts
- Integrating with Mail
Safari
- Setting preferences
- Using tabs
- Creating a Dashboard item
- Web clips
- History & top sites
Dashboard
- Customising Dashboard Widgets
- Adding & removing Dashboard Widgets
- Accessing using function keys
- Setting a hot corner
Exposé/Spaces
- Using & customising Exposé
- Creating Multiple Desktops with Spaces
Fast user switching
- Switching b/w users
- Understanding advantages & security risks
File permissions & sharing
- Transferring files b/w users
- Understanding the public Dropbox
- Changing the file permissions