The Education Establishment I started with had Mac Labs. I started a Diploma in Higher Education in 1991. You can flick left or right to see more "pages". This is an app that displays the apps in a more iOS type style.
Most apps you install after upgrading to Mountain Lion will also be put in the LaunchPad. On letting go there is an animated Pufff of Smoke. You can remove them by Clicking and Holding and then Dragging off the DOCK. Safari, Messages, LaunchPad, iTunes, iPhoto, System Preferences, FaceTime and the Contacts app are likely to be present. Pic of My Dock and the open Application folder Dock display. You can add Folders here or app to the left. The right hand end has a divider and to the right of this is the Folder Access (your Home Folder, Applications, Utilities and Preferences are in mine). This does not move the app itself but places it's icon on the DOCK and creates the linkes that launch it when you click the icon.Īt this point the icon normally bounces to indicate the app is starting up. Others you can place there by opening the Applications Folder and dragging an app to the DOCK. Some will be preset by Apple to be in the DOCK. There is Apple’s own Knowledge Base Articles: Īpplications are stored in the Applications Folder I was clicking on the left side of the window when I should have been clicking on the right. In my mind, the Mac OS was the direct opposite of Microsoft. How long did it take you to learn to navigate the mac?Īpproximately 6 months as I was coming from Microsoft directly to OS 8.6. I strongly recommend this book as it takes you step-by-step through Mountain Lion.
This book is very easy reading, non technichal & non geeky.
The following reference book: OS X Mountain Lion: The Missing Manual - David Pogue. I have purchased these books through each OS upgrades. What has gotten me through it was my Rosetta Stone - The Missing Manuals. The items stored in my Dock are my odds & ends apps except for my browser.įor me navigating the mac is like going to a foriegn country and not knowing the language. I basically use the Finder everytime I am on my computer. What I wanted to know was is the finder the most important item for you on the mac.