Lesson 3. Introduction to Mac OS X

GoalsBecome familiar and comfortable with the Desktop and Finder.
Understand the Finder windows and how to use them.
Learn to use the Dock.
Work with contextual menus and keyboard shortcuts.
Burn a CD or DVD.
Learn to watch for tool tips and other visual clues.
Know where to go for more information.

Tiger is the latest and greatest version of the Mac OS X operating system. But even though it's the latest and greatest, it's still Mac OS X. In this section you'll become familiar with the basics of using your Mac in general, and the following sections will deal more specifically with the changes that appear in Tiger.

If you haven't yet installed Tiger, please see Lessons 1 or 2. Once you've got it installed and have ...

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