September 2005
Beginner to intermediate
528 pages
23h 55m
English
Content preview from Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition
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482 switching to the mac: the missing manual
work immediately, just install the driver from the included CD (or the manufacturer’s
Web site).
Add or Remove Programs Control Panel
Here’s another one you just don’t need on the Macintosh. Installing a program onto
the Mac is described on page 128. Removing a program simply involves dragging its
icon to the Trash. (For a clean sweep, inspect your HomeÆLibraryÆPreferences and
LibraryÆApplication Support folders to see if any preference files got left behind.)
All Programs
There’s no Programs menu built into Mac OS X, like the one on the Windows Start
menu. If you’d like one, drag your Applications folder into the end of the Dock. Now
its icon is a tidy pop-up menu of every program on your machine.
Alt Key
On the Mac, it’s the Option key. You can substitute Option for Alt in any keystroke
in most popular programs. The Option key has a number of secondary features on
the Mac, too: It hides the windows of one program when you click into another, for
example. (As for operating the Mac’s menus from the keyboard, see page 115.)
Automatic Update
The System PreferencesÆSoftware Update panel does exactly the same thing.
Backspace key
It’s in the same place on the Macintosh keyboard, but it’s called the Delete key.
Battery Level
The status of the battery in your PowerBook or iBook laptop now appears in the menu
bar, rather than in the system tray. (If
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