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My New Mac, Snow Leopard Edition, 2nd Edition
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My New Mac, Snow Leopard Edition, 2nd Edition

by Wallace Wang
August 2009
Beginner content levelBeginner
512 pages
11h 9m
English
No Starch Press
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Chapter 3. Choosing Commands on the Menu Bar

Using a computer is a bit like trying to communicate with someone. The computer starts off by asking you what you want to do. It's up to you to decipher the options the computer offers and tell it what to do next. The computer follows your command and asks what you want to do now, and so on.

To use a Macintosh, you must first understand the choices that are provided to you. Then you must tell your Macintosh what to do based on those choices.

You use the mouse and the keyboard to respond to information that is displayed on the screen to communicate with and control your Macintosh. That might mean clicking a menu and selecting a command, or clicking icons or buttons.

Since your Macintosh organizes most commands ...

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