Introduction

Basic Differences

Interface
 - Desktop
 - Apple Menu
 - Dock
 - System Preferences
 - Trash
 - "Right-clicking"

Working with Windows
 - Close, Minimize, Maximize
 - Resize, Move
 - Menus
 - Menu Shortcuts
 - Hiding Programs
 - Exposé

Where are all the programs?
 - Macintosh HD
 - Finder
 - Navigating Folders
 - Spotlight
 - Creating Aliases (a.k.a. Shortcuts)

Hardware
 - Turning the Computer On/Off
 - Loading CDs
 - USB Ports

Common Mac Software
 - Safari
 - Mail
 - Dashboard
 - Address Book & iCal
 - iTunes
 - iLife Suite

Common Keyboard Shortcuts

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System Preferences

System Preferences is the Mac version of the Control Panel.   You can find the icon in the Dock, and it's also listed in the Apple Menu.   System Preferences allows you to adjust the settings for different areas of the Mac from one convenient place.

The System Preferences window groups the settings menus under five areas: Personal, Hardware, Internet & Network, System, and Other.   The "Other" area displays settings for personally installed programs such as, in this case, Norton AntiVirus.

Some of the most commonly used items in System Preferences are:

Desktop & Screen Saver: allows you to change the Desktop's wallpaper and the screen saver (more about your aesthetic preferences than computer operation).

Print & Fax: set up or reconfigure your printers and fax machines.

Sound: adjust system input and output volumes.

Universal Access: configure the computer for users who are seeing, hearing, or mobility impaired.

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