Problems for people switching to Apple - Part 1

Network administration - The Mac has quite a number of advantages compared to Windows, so many people are using this operating system. If you are a person who wants to switch to the Mac operating system, here are tips that can help you avoid having to try or encounter usage errors.

File management

Like Windows, Mac OS X organizes information into files within folders. However there are differences here that make you lose a bit of embarrassment and can sometimes be offensive. If you prefer to use a keyboard than a mouse or trackpad or like to customize everything possible, these tips will save you a lot of time and reduce the frustration.

Right click . You probably already know that life with Windows is created easily by right-clicking anywhere you can to view the content menu. Contextual options are just like a ticket to learn more about what you can do in any particular situation. On Mac, right-click Ctrl-click. Depending on the Mac hardware you are using, you can also configure your mouse or trackpad to respond to the actual right-click action (you'll find that option in Apple System Preferences ). Whatever you do and keep doing it all the time, you won't stop searching.

Find the Finder . Finder - the equivalent of Windows Explorer - allows you to navigate files and folders on your Mac. (People can optionally in the two interfaces; we will help you and mention some differences). You will know you are in the Finder, as opposed to another application because the Finder will appear in the upper left corner of the screen. Then, pressing Cmd-n (do not press Shift to create a capitalization or another command) will open a folder navigation window. If you like, you can do this in one step by clicking on the blue smiley face on the left side of the Dock. Like Windows Explorer, the Finder is always open. When you navigate through the window (by double-clicking on a folder to display its contents), you will use the Finder. You also use Finder when performing basic butler functions like dragging a file from one folder to another.

Open files in different ways . As in Windows, you can double-click a file or application icon to open it. If you move the mouse slowly can use other options is to press Cmd-o or Cmd-DownArrow. Never expect to open a file by pressing Enter! In Windows this will open a file, but in OS X, it allows you to edit the filename.

Customize how to view Finder. You can set up references in the Finder, however - in a typical example of what is not intuitive about the Mac - most of these references are not in the Finder's Preferences menu. Instead, they hide under the View menu Show View Options - and here the options will match how you are displaying the current files (such as icons, lists or columns). Check out the settings here, they can make a big difference in daily interaction with the Mac.

Select the sidebar. One thing we recommend, for convenience, is to customize what will appear in the left sidebar of the folder navigation window. You can do this to find in Finder | Preferences | Sidebar , and can drag components (such as folder icons) directly into the sidebar. The best way to make used folders easy to observe and access.

Show extensions . One thing we recommend, to avoid surprise or confusion, is to go to Finder | Preferences and select Show all file extensions.

Learn the main differences : the extensions. Talk about file extensions in Mac. Macs often use the way Windows still uses - to distinguish which applications will open which files - but this problem has recently been developed and it continues to coexist with the old way of Mac: some files are saved. With properties called creators can override the file extension effect. However, you can never need to view or change the file creator (although third-party utilities allow you to do so); We mention this so that you know why the Mac sometimes opens a file without an extension. Save box in some Mac applications allows you to use extensions or not. Use extensions if you plan to send files to friends using your Windows operating system. This is because Mac may know that MyWordFile should open in Word, but Windows does not, the file needs to be named MyWordFile.doc.

Customize file links . Speaking to specify which application will open a file, there are at least two ways you can do it.

Change icon . Now you know how to extract information on files and directories (Cmd-i), and you will also know how to change its icon. Just drag and drop (or paste) an image into the icon that appears in the upper left corner of its Get Info window. The image will be approximately 128 x 128pixel.

Here are some things that will improve your relationship with the Finder:

No regret . Cmd-z will undo what you have done in the Finder.

Move up . Cmd-UpArrow takes you to a higher-level directory than the current directory - or more commonly referred to as the 'parent directory'.

Flexible access . Here's an interesting thing: Cmd-clicking directly on the name of the folder (above its window) will show you a control window display of its path - meaning you'll see the the directory in which it is located and can click on any folder name to navigate directly to it.

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If you prefer the option Windows displays the path (address bar) when navigating through folders, Finder can do it that way: find the option located in View; Check the Show Path Bar checkbox . For me, the most effective way to use Finder is to leave everything in List (that way, it is always possible to see the date and size of the file) while still displaying the bar on the path below and can switch up parent folders easily.

Preview function (preview) . Quick Look feature allows you to quickly see the content of some large files without opening the relevant applications with them. Just select the file icons, then press the spacebar. There may be a slight delay, but then you will see the contents of the file selected first, then you can also use the arrow to navigate through the remaining files. The Finder even calls music players for music and video files.

Leave the name comfortably . Try renaming the file while it is still open? Not with Windows but here you can. Its window title bar will update according to the name you edited.

DOCK

Dock - the part of the template that is located below your display screen - can do some pretty valuable and highly customizable things. Dock has a number of functions such as a quick launch bar of Windows launcher and taskbar.

Icons on the left . On the left, Dock displays the icons of any application you want to launch quickly (with one click). Not to mention what Apple has set here. If there is an application you do not want to use on Dock, drag it out; then it will eliminate this application and have more space to put in other applications. To insert an application into the Dock, simply drag the icon types used for the application from its Applications folder. Drag them left or right to arrange; Note a small marker below each application currently open.

Icons on the right . On the right side of the Dock, you'll see icons for any window you want to collapse in size. That way you don't have to click that small yellow button to collapse a window size. Go to Apple | System Preferences | Appearance, select Minimize when double-clicking a window title bar. Now you will be very simple to manipulate your mouse when you want to collapse a window size. Alternatively you can use the Cmd-m keyboard shortcut.

Set up priority of Dock . Dock priority is available on the Apple menu. You can place it on the left or right side of your screen; You can also put it behind when not in use; can stop it immediately when moving the mouse over it. There are a number of other vendors' utilities that can adjust the look of Dock even more, but such tools can stop working when Apple provides new updates - this is not the case with Windows upgrade and that's important to remember.

Find the special power of Dock . Do a lot of Ctrl-clicking (or right-clicking) in the Dock. You will see options like closing an application without opening its current window or abolishing the launch of an application that you do not intend to open it.

Organize

To be able to do a lot in the Mac you need to know some problems about the hard drive how it is organized. Double-click the drive icon in the upper left corner of the desktop, you'll see what is needed.

Applications - Applications : This folder is equivalent to the Program Files folder in Windows computers. In the Finder, you can go directly to your Applications folder by pressing Cmd-A (or Cmd-Shift-a) or select Go | Applications from the menu bar. Once you've arrived here, we'll see a lot of things about Mac applications: They're completely independent, meaning you can simply drag and drop a certain application into a new location and it will run - unlike in Windows - so you don't need an installation program. However, you should not exploit this knowledge to illegally copy programs. Similarly, deleting an application's icon is almost like uninstalling a program in Windows.

Library - Library . This is where the system and other applications store the necessary information - things such as fonts and Internet plug-ins (applications that your web browser will run automatically to be able to run video files and display PDF text format). However, do not interfere with this section.

System - System . This is where the operating system resides and lives. Do not interfere with this section

Users - Users. Users are equivalent to the Documents and Settings folder in Windows XP. Each individual with an account on the Mac will have a folder in the Users; That directory is called your home directory. This is the folder you want to backup. Double click on it and here you will see many other things you need:

Desktop, Documents, and Downloads. There are no adjustments here. Desktop is still your desktop, Documents used to save documents by default and Downloads will be where Safari will default to whatever you download.

Similarly, Movies, Music and Pictures are also the same parts as in Windows. The Music folder contains your music files (unless you don't want to save music files here and go to a different location). It also contains a file called "iTunes Library", which doesn't contain any music files - it's just a database of songs that your iTunes copy knows.

Thư viện. This is your library rather than the system. One thing you'll find here is your bookmarks: If you use Safari, they're in a folder named Safari in filename Bookmarks.plist. Firefox users will need to access through the Application Support folder (or search for a file named bookmarks ). You'll also find a Library folder called Preferences, which is where your apps usually save the priority settings you've adjusted. In the Preferences folder, you will see that most priority files have a .plist extension, an acronym for "property list". There are also third-party utilities that can directly edit these files, but you may not need them.

One important thing is to know where the files are to be able to copy them to another Mac if you want to copy one of your applications. In addition, if one of the applications crashes or crashes, delete its preferred file - this method can fix the application error! Next, you run the application, a new priority file will be created automatically. Note on the naming mechanism for priority files: For organizational purposes, they will be named in the opposite way to websites, for example, your preferred file for Photoshop will be com.adobe.Photoshop .plist.

Public includes a folder called Drop Box, where other users on the Mac can drop files to you without seeing anything in that folder.

Sites is where you can save internal files for websites you create. This issue obviously depends on you.

It is an arrangement for the new land you are about to settle. Perhaps you will create a lot of new folders in your home directory. And the fastest way to do that is to navigate to where you want to go, then press Cmd-N (N flowers) to create a new folder.

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