Tutorials
LEARN THE BASICS
Video length: 28 minutes
Learn the basics of using a Mac and be up and running in less than 30 minutes. Skip ahead to locate the following:
1:07 Apple Menu
1:45 System Preferences
2:06 Desktop Background/Screen Saver
3:12 Connect a bluetooth device
3:30 Sound settings; connect speaker/headphones
3:50 Create, store & manage files/folders on desktop
4:00 What is the dock? How to organize & manage apps.
10:29 WIFI, battery, search, siri & notififcation menus
14:20 Navigate & organize files, folders & apps in Finder
20:33 Window buttons; Red, Yellow, Green
23:40 Customize your finder window toolbar
Red Yellow Green Window Buttons
The red button closes the window. The yellow button minimizes the window, placing it in the Dock. The green button can either take the window into full screen mode, or maximize the window to its logical size.
Click-and-hold-green allows you to put two apps side-by-side.
Resize & Arrange Windows
You can open multiple windows and/or different types of windows at the same time.
Learn more about moving, resizing, aligning, merging and managing your windows here.
Take a Screenshot or Screen Recording
Entire screen is Command + Shift + 3
Partial screen is Command + Shift + 4
Shift + Command + 5 allows you to record your entire screen or you can choose to record just a portion of your screen.