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MacOS Overview

MacOS Overview

Mission Control

  • Shows all Open Winodows + Allows for Multiple Desktops
    • Drag Items Onto new Desktop to Add
    • Arrow between them with Control + Left or Right Arrows
  • 4 Finger Gesture UP / DOWN to close
  • Arrow > 3 Window Button

Launchpad

  • Easy access to installed apps
  • 5 Finter Gesture IN / OUT to close
  • Arrow > 6 Window Button

Mac Desktop

Mac Desktop

Finder

  • Finder menu bar’s Go feature can access shares
  • Access to files and folders
    • Applications are the mac binary programs we can run
    • Utilities support a Mac with things like terminal or disk access.
    • Locations are storage locations including remote/shared locations
    • Tags can be used to tag important files

Apple Menu

  • Access to System Information, Preferences, App Store, recent items, Force Quit options
    • Preferences: System wide settings and features
      • Track Pad
      • iCloud
      • Time Machine
      • Users & Groups
      • Sharing like Screen Sharing or Remote Login
      • Network Settings
      • Spotlight (Search Utility)

Spotlight

  • Command + SpaceBar

KeyChain

  • MacOS Password Manager found under Utilities

Screen Sharing

  • System Preferences > Sharing

Remote Disc

  • Allows access to Optical drive via the network.

Terminal

  • Super User Command Line Control