Introduction to Mac OS X 10.7

Overview

Introduction to Mac OS X is a one-day preliminary course for those new to Mac OS X who need to prepare for Lion 101, the Mac OS X Support Essentials course, or other technical Mac OS X training courses. This course focuses on getting to know the foundations of Mac OS X, with topics ranging from efficient window and application management to system customisation. Delegates also learn how to configure user accounts and manage files.

Prerequisites

Basic familiarity of OS X from a previous version and basic computer navigation skills.

Delegates will learn how to

On completion, delegates will have studied:
• Installation
• Setting up the Mac
• Introduction to OS X
• File management and Spotlight
• System Preferences
• Time Machine
• Overview of included applications
• Apple Mail
• iCal
• Address Book
• Safari
• Dashboard
• Exposé/Spaces
• Fast user switching
• File permissions and sharing

Course Outline.

Installation
• Install Mac OS X
• Creating a first user account
• Installation options

Setting up the Mac
• First time setup
• Creating different user accounts
• Differences between Standard and Admin Users

Introduction to OS X
• Tour of the Desktop
• Explore the Menu Bar and Dock

File management and Spotlight
• What is the Finder?
• Setting different views
• Customising the side bar
• Moving and deleting files
• QuickLook

System Preferences
• The four types of preferences
• Changing user and system settings

Time Machine
• Setting up Time Machine
• Simulate backup, delete and restore

Overview of included applications
• Explore applications included with OS X

Apple Mail
• Setting up mail accounts
• Customising mail folders
• Adding smart mailboxes
• Using rules, using integration features
• Data detectors and notes
iCal
• Seeing events added from Mail
• Adding, amending and deleting events
• Adding, publishing and deleting calendars
• Using To Do items inside iCal

Address Book
• Adding, moving and sorting contacts
• Integrating with Mail

Safari
• Setting preferences
• Using tabs
• Creating a Dashboard item
• Web clips
• History and top sites

Dashboard
• Customising Dashboard Widgets
• Adding and removing Dashboard Widgets
• Accessing using function keys
• Setting a hot corner

Exposé/Spaces
• Using and customising Exposé
• Creating Multiple Desktops with Spaces

Fast user switching
• Switching between users
• Understanding advantages and security risks

File permissions and sharing
• Transferring files between users
• Understanding the public Dropbox
• Changing file permissions