Chapter 8 - Resources
Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - Log in Chapter 2 - Desktop/Finder Chapter 3 - Windows Chapter 4 - Dock Chapter 5 - Preferences Chapter 6 - Home Chapter 7 - Virex Chapter 8 - Resources Chapter 9 - Assessment	DoTS Hotline - If you encounter a problem that you are unable to resolve yourself, your first line of defense is your School Tech Rep. If the School Tech Rep can't solve the problem, the next step would be to call in the problem to the DoTS Hotline at 303-764-3888. In many cases they may be able to help you directly over the phone. If not, they will direct your request for assistance to the appropriate support personnel who will contact you personally. Atomic Learning (http://www.atomiclearning.com/freemacosx.shtml?81;1036092951) - This web site has many online video tutorials just for OS X. While Atomic Learning is a pay-for-training site, their OS X section is provided free of charge. The link above will open in a new window. To return to this site, simply close the new window. Print version of this training site - This link downloads a PDF version of the material in the training site. You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to open this file. If you are viewing this site using OS X, you can also use the Preview application. Apple Computer (http://www.apple.com/macosx/) - Believe it or not, Apple is very interested in getting out the word about OS X. They even have a very detailed site about it. The link above will open in a new window. To return to this site, simply close the new window. Where did it go? The section below correlates OS 9 information to OS X.

Where Did it Go? Moving From OS 9 to OS X

Appearance Control Panel

There is no longer a control panel called Appearance but some of its features are still around.
• Themes Tab – Gone.
• Appearance Tab – Go to System Preferences >General Pane.
• Fonts Tab – Gone, you can no longer change the system fonts used by OS X.
• Desktop Pictures – Go to System Preferences >Desktop Pane.
• Highlight colors – Go to System Preferences >General Pane.
• Size of icons – Go to View >Show View Options .
• Sound Tab – Gone.
• Options – Go to System Preferences >General Panel.

Apple DVD Player

• Called DVD Player and it is in the Applications folder.

Apple Extras

• AppleScript – located in the Applications folder.
• Digital Color Meter – Located in the Applications >Utilities folder.

Apple Menu

This menu is no longer customizable.

• About this Computer
  • To find out about your Mac’s system, which software version, total installed memory, and processor type choose Apple >About this Mac.
  • For memory stats on running programs, go to Applications >Utilities >open Process Viewer.
• Apple System Profiler
  • Go to Applications >Utilities.
• Calculator
  • Go to Applications folder.
• Chooser
  • Choosing a printer now requires you to go to Applications >Utilities>Print Center.
  • Connecting to a Network requires you to go to Go Menu >Connect to Server.
• Control Panels
  • Replaced by System Preferences. Click on the Dock icon or go to Apple >System Preferences.
• Favorites
  • Favorites are now listed as a sub menu of the Go – Favorites command in the Finder Menu.
• Key Caps
  • Go to Applications >Utilities folder.
• Network Browser
  • Eliminated – Go to the Go Menu >Connect to Server.
• Recent Applications, Recent Documents, Recent Servers
  • There are two different places to find your recently opened files. To open recent applications, utilities, and or documents, use the Apple menu. To open recent folders, favorites, and or servers, use the Go menu.
• Remote Access Status
  • Now called Internet Connect – located in the Applications folder.
• ScrapBook
  • Eliminated – closest thing to this now is Stickies which will accept graphics, sounds, and movies.
• Sherlock
  • Launch this by clicking on Sherlock in the Dock. You can also find Sherlock in the Applications folder. Sherlock is now an Internet search application only. To find files, Choose File >Find or press Command+F.
• Stickies
  • Located in the Application’s folder. They have more features, including the ability to add graphics, check spelling, search all your notes, print one or all your notes, and more.

AppleCD Audio Player

• Replaced by iTunes.

Appletalk Control Panel

• Networking controls are in System Preferences >Network.

Application Menu

• Replaced by the Dock.
• Hide and Hide others commands are located in the application name menu on the left side of the menu bar.

Balloon Help

• Eliminated.

Button View

• Eliminated.

Chooser

• Replaced by Print Center and the Go >Connect to Server command.

Clean Up Command

• Same place as it always was.

Command/Shift/3 and Command /Shift/4

• These keystrokes will still take pictures of your screen.

Control Panels

• Control Panels are gone, replaced by System Preferences located in the Dock or under the Apple menu >System Preferences.

Control Strip Control Panel

• Eliminated – you can place menulets (icons or popup menus) in the menu bar. You can control dial-up settings, monitor resolution, color depth, sound volume, date and time, and battery level. You can make these menulets appear by using the checkboxes in their panes of the system preferences.

Date and Time Control Panel

• Located in System Preferences.

Desktop Clippings

• Clippings can still be produced by dragging text or images to the desktop.

Desktop Printers

• To see what printers you have available or to configure a new printer use Print Center in the Applications >Utilities folder.

Disk First Aid

• Located in Applications >Utilities folder. Launch Disk Utility and click the First Aid tab.

Dial Assist Control Panel

• Eliminated – Use System Preferences >Network panel to enter dial – up information in the PPP pane.

Draggable Window Edges

• Eliminated – You can drag a Mac OS X window only by its title bar.

Drive Setup

• Go to Applications >Utilities >Disk Utility, go to the Erase and Partition pane.

Eject

• Located in the Finder’s File menu.

Empty Trash

• Moved to the Finder application menu. You can also access the Empty Trash command by clicking and holding down the mouse button when pointing at the Trash icon in the Dock.

Energy Saver Control Panel

• Located in System Preferences.

Erase Disk

• Use the Erase panel of the Disk Utility program located in Applications >Utilities.

Extensions

• Eliminated.

Extensions Manager

• Eliminated. To access the Extensions Manager in Classic after starting or restarting OS 9, open the Classic preferences pane. Click on the Advanced tab. From the menu under Startup Options choose Open Extensions Manager and click on Restart Classic.

File Sharing Control Panel

• Located in System Preference >Sharing panel.

Force Quitting

• Press Option/Command/Esc to quit a locked up program. The system and other running programs will not be affected and you can continue with your work.

General Controls

• Gone. The General preferences pane allows you to change the highlight color, change the function of the arrows on window's scroll bars, set Font smoothing for displays, and change the number of recent Applications and Documents that used to be under the Apple Menu Options Control Panel.

Get Info

• Now located under File >Get Info or by Option/single click on an icon.
• Memory Panel is gone because you no longer have to manually adjust the memory needed for a program.
• Sharing Panel is now called Privileges.
• New Name and Extension Panel is available.
• Open with application panel.

Graphing Calculator

• Eliminated.

Info Strip

• Located at the top of Finder windows is now called Status Bar. Choose View – Show Status Bar to display available disk space and each folder’s item count.

Internet Control Panel

• Go to System Preferences >Internet Panel.

Key Caps

• Go to Applications >Utilities folder.

Launcher Control Panel

• Replaced by the Dock. You can add applications, documents, and folders to the Dock.

Location Manager

• Go to System Preferences >Network and use the Location menu to choose New Location to create a variety of internet connections. Go the the Apple menu >Location to use a new location.

Locked Files

• Select the icon – choose File >Show Info – turn on the Locked checkbox in the Info window.

Memory Control Panel

• Gone. Mac OS X manages an application's memory needs automatically.

Monitors Control Panel

• Replaced by System Preference>Displays.

Mouse Control Panel

• Replaced by System Preference >Mouse.

New Folder Command

• Located in the File Menu.
• Keyboard shortcut is now Shift /Command/N.

Preference Folder

• Mac OS X stashes away its own preference files in hidden locations but the folder that contains your application preference settings is in the Users >Home Folder >Library >Preference folder.

Print Monitor

• Obsolete. Monitor jobs waiting to be printed in Applications >Utilities >Print Center.

Put Away Command

• Gone. To eject disks use the Eject command or press the Eject key on the Keyboard.

Quit

• No longer in the File Menu. It is in the Application menu.

Remote Access

• Replaced by Internet Connect in the Application Folder. To set up your dial-up connection, use the Network preferences pane.

Restart

• Moved to the Apple Menu.

Shut Down

• Moved to the Apple Menu.

Simple Text

• Replaced by the TextEdit program in the Applications folder.

Sleep

• Moved to the Apple Menu.

Software Update Control Panel

• Replaced by System Preference >Software Update.

Spring Loaded Folders

• Folders will automatically pop open when you drag icons over them. To change the time it takes to open a folder, go to Finder >Preferences and change the time on the slider control.

Startup Disk Control Panel

• Go to System Preferences >Startup Disk to choose the disk and system folder from which your Mac will next start up.

System Folder

• Mac OS X’s System Folder is simply called System and sits on your main hard drive window. You are forbidden to add, remove or change anything inside of this folder. If you use OS 9 programs, you will continue to have the System Folder for those programs that run under the Classic mode.

TCP/IP, Appletalk

• Replaced by System Preferences >Network Pane.

Trackpad

• Replaced by a tab in the System Preferences >Mouse Pane.

View Menu

• The Columns view replaces the Buttons view.

Zoom Box

• Windows no longer have a zoom box. They now have a green zoom button which makes a desktop window just large enough to show you all of the icons inside of it.

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