Introduction to Mac OS X is a one-day preliminary course for those new to Mac OS X who need to prepare for the Mac OS X Support Essentials course, or other technical Mac OS X training courses. This course focuses on getting to know the foundations of Mac OS X, with topics ranging from efficient window and application management to system customization. You'll also learn how to configure user accounts and manage files.

Pre Requisites:

Practical working knowledge of computers

What you will learn:

An introduction to setting users accounts, system preferences, file management and much more.

Certification:

There is no certification attached to this course. The courses however is an excellent preparatory course for the Snow101: Server Essentials

Installation

Introduction to install Mac OS X Snow Leopard, creating your first user account, installation options.

Setting Up Mac

First time set up, adding different user accounts, understanding the difference between Standard and Admin Users

Intro to OS X

Take a tour of the Desktop, Menu Bar and Dock

File Management & Spotlight

A Look at the finder. Setting different views, customising the side bar, moving and deleting files. Quicklook

System Preferences

Understanding the difference between the 4 types of preference, changing user and system settings.

Time Machine

Set Up Time Machine and simulate backup, delete and restore

Included Applications

Look at Some of the Applications included with OS X

Mail

Setting up mail accounts, customising mail folders, adding smart mailboxes, using rules, using integration features such as data detectors and notes

iCal

Seeing events added from Mail. Adding, amending and deleting events, adding, publishing and deleting calandars. Using To Dos

Address Book

Adding, Moving and Sorting cotacts, Intergrating with Mail

Safari

Setting Preferences, Using Tabs, Creating a Dashboard Item using Web Clip. Using Top Sites

Dashboard

Customising Dashboard Widgets, adding and removing, accessing using Function Keys, setting a hot corner

Expose / Spaces

Using and Customising Expose. Creating Multiple Desktops with Spaces

Fast User Switching

Switching Between Users, understanding advantages and security risks

File Permissions and Sharing

Transfering Files between users, understanding the Drop Box. Changing File Permissions

Shut Down

Safely Shut Down. Restart. Sleep and Force Quit.

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