CHAPTER 1

Learning Basic OS X Tasks

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OS X has a few basic tasks that you need to know to make the rest of Mac chores faster and easier. These chores include starting and managing applications, searching your Mac for documents and data, saving your work, and fundamental file operations such as opening, printing, and copying.

Start an Application

Start an Application Using Launchpad

Locate the Mouse Pointer

Switch Between Applications

View Running Applications with Mission Control

Run an Application Full Screen

Split the Screen with Two Applications

Search Your Mac

Save a Document

Open a Document

Print a Document

Copy a File

Move a File

Rename ...

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