Personalize your Laptop

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Watch this video for some ideas on how Ms. Dowd and Mr. Green personalize their laptops.

Now look through the list below for even more ideas including links out to instructions.

Security - do this first!

• Require a password after waking.

Function

• Set hot corners - system preferences / Mission Control

  • Use hot corners to start your screen saver.

• Trackpad settings - system preferences / trackpad

  • Click on the different tabs and hover over each option for a video showing how it works.

  • Experiment with changing the tracking speed.

  • Set the secondary click (right click) to how you like it.

• Customize your desktop and tweak your screen saver settings.

• Dock - Add or remove applications and set the preferences.

• Organize the files on your desktop

  • Right click anywhere on the desktop and look at the options. (clean up, sort by)

• Install Chrome extensions - Warning: Chrome extensions sometimes cause Chrome to break or run slow. Only install extensions you plan to use.

Appearance

• Change desktop background - system preferences / desktop & screen saver

• Change your Chrome theme

• Warning: Beware of installing any program on your Mac that allows you to change the application icons. These programs will drain your battery.