Take a BYTE out of your Mac! :)

So, we hope that you have enjoyed getting to know your Mac. But, how well do you know each other? Here is a short little quiz you can use to ensure you have all of the background knowledge you need for the workshops coming up at the end of the month.

1. ___ Can you log in and out of your computer?
2. ___ Can you get onto the internet?
3. ___ Can you locate the dock on your desktop and move it?
4. ___ Can you open your dashboard and use your widgets?
5. ___ Can you use photo booth and take a goofy picture of yourself?
6. ___ Can you locate Pages, Keynote, and Numbers on your dock?
7. ___ Can you add Firefox to your dock by going through your applications?
8. ___ Have you created a document in Pages by choosing a template, writing a document, and saving?
9. ___ Have you located and used your trash can?
10. ___ Have you tried the different function keys at the top of your keyboard to do such tasks like raise and lower volume and pull up your dashboard?
11. ___ Can you make a window minimize to fit in your dock?

If you passed with flying colors, congratulations!!! If not, don't worry. Here are some helpful hints to help you along your way.


1. Type in your login as you normally would on your IBM or your e-mail. Your password will be the same.
2. To get onto the internet, locate your dock and find the Safari or Firefox icon. Safari looks like a compass, and Firefox looks like an earth with fire around it. Click on either icon and your internet window will pop up.
3. Your dock is the bar that contains all the icons for your various applications. To change your dock, click on the apple in the top left corner, click on Dock, and then click on Dock Preferences. From here, you can set your dock's position, size, magnification, and cause the icons to be animated when you open them.
4. To open your dashboard, click on F12. This is on the row of function keys at the top of your keyboard. Your widgets are the different tools that pop up, like a calculator, post-its, and a weather forecast. To add more widgets, pull up your dashboard (F12) and click on the plus sign in the bottom left corner of your screen.
5. To open photo booth, locate your dock and click on the red photo booth. You can choose from different effects by selecting 1 or 2, and each choice will pull up a variety of options. To take a picture, click on the red camera button. Enjoy! These can be a lot of fun!
6. Locate your dock. The Pages icon is silver and has an inkwell, and this is comparable to Word. The Numbers icon is a bar graph, and this is comparable to Excel. Lastly, the Keynote icon is a podium, and can be used for creating slide shows like Powerpoint.
7. To add Firefox:
-click on your Macintosh HD on your desktop
- click on Applications
- Find Firefox (the world with fire around it)
- Click on it and drag it down into your dock
- Drop it wherever you would like it to appear from now on. You can follow these steps to add any applications to your dock.
8. Click on Pages. When it opens, select the kind of document you would like to create by looking at the templates. Click on one to select it. To change type that already appears on the template, highlight the text you want to change and begin typing. To save, click on File at the top of your screen and select Save. Create a name, and click Save.
9. Your trash can is located in your dock on the right hand side. To use this, find what you wish to get throw away, click on it, drag it to the trashcan and wait for the trashcan to get darker. Once this happens, drag and drop your item into the trash can.
10. F1: Makes your screen darker
F2: Makes your screen brighter
F3: Mutes the volume
F4: Lowers the volume
F5: Raises the volume
F7: Allows you to project using your LCD projector. You will need to use your dongle to connect your LCD projector and your Mac.
F9-F12: You can set these to do what you want by clicking on your apple, going to System Preferences and selecting Dashboard and Expose.
F9: Shows you all of the windows you have open.
F10: Shows your application windows.
F11: Clears your desktop so all of your open windows go away. Just click it again to make them reappear.
F12: Pulls up your dashboard with your widgets.
11. To make a window smaller and move off of your desktop, double click on the top bar of your window. It will make it shrink to fit in your dock. Just click on the window you want in your dock to have it reappear.

Congratulations! You and your Mac are well on your way to becoming fast friends.