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Course Description
Mac OS 8.5 and 8.6 are Macintosh Operating Systems. In this Virtual Training Company tutorial, author John Reed begins by covering features new to OS 8.5 and 8.6. He then gets into the basics of finder and the desktop, including icons and all the different menu topics, and how to find and open documents. He will teach you how to use SimpleText, Sherlock, all of the many tools found under the Apple menu, and much more. Learn this Mac operating system inside and out in no time at all. To get started, simply click one of the topics below.
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Whats New In OS 8.5/6
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| Introduction | (00:29) | ||
| Platinum Sounds | (01:01) | ||
| Talking Alerts | (01:42) | ||
| Favorites | (01:53) | ||
| Open & Save As | (02:57) | ||
| Aliases | (00:27) | ||
| New Icon Scheme | (00:50) | ||
| Antialiased Text | (00:50) | ||
| Live Scrolling | (00:35) | ||
| Smart Scrolling | (01:04) | ||
| New Control Panels | (00:27) | ||
| Application Expansion | (02:42) | ||
| Sherlock | (00:53) | ||
| Get Info | (01:34) | ||
| Network Browser | (01:02) | ||
| Network Time Server | (01:23) | ||
| Native Code | (00:37) | ||
| New Internet Features | (02:26) | ||
| Mac OS 8.5.1 Update | (01:24) | ||
| Mac OS 8.6 Update | (01:44) | ||
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Finder & Desktop
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| What is the Finder? | (01:02) | ||
| Icons | (02:38) | ||
| Selecting & Opening Icons | (02:00) | ||
| Windows | (02:32) | ||
| Menus | (03:26) | ||
| Apple Menu Options | (00:47) | ||
| Simple Finder | (00:41) | ||
| Mouse Sensitivity | (00:38) | ||
| Control Strip | (01:18) | ||
| Help Menu | (03:03) | ||
| Appearance Control Panel | (06:12) | ||
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Organize Files/Folders/Disks
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| View as | (01:23) | ||
| Pop-up Windows | (01:58) | ||
| Clean Up a Window | (00:29) | ||
| Sort List & Arrange | (01:38) | ||
| Column Size | (00:49) | ||
| Views Options... | (03:46) | ||
| Comments | (00:54) | ||
| Labels | (02:18) | ||
| Changing Icon Names | (00:46) | ||
| Clipboard | (03:36) | ||
| Recent Documents | (00:53) | ||
| Moving & Copying | (01:14) | ||
| Multitasking | (00:43) | ||
| Spring Loaded Folders | (03:02) | ||
| Disks | (01:24) | ||
| Trash | (01:33) | ||
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Opening & Saving Documents
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| Launch/Quit | (00:32) | ||
| Ram | (00:41) | ||
| About this Computer | (01:33) | ||
| Memory Allocation | (00:56) | ||
| Virtual Memory | (00:46) | ||
| Ram Doubler | (00:37) | ||
| Save | (00:43) | ||
| Save As | (00:51) | ||
| Documents Folder | (01:19) | ||
| Opening an Existing File | (00:29) | ||
| Switching Applications | (01:32) | ||
| Drag & Drop Opening | (00:12) | ||
| Launcher | (03:42) | ||
| Creating an Alias | (01:46) | ||
| Recent Document | (00:22) | ||
| Dialog Boxes | (02:40) | ||
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SimpleText
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| SimpleText | (01:08) | ||
| Text Editing | (04:29) | ||
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Fonts & Typography
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| PostScript/TrueType Fonts | (01:12) | ||
| Font Samples | (01:11) | ||
| Add/Remove Fonts | (01:43) | ||
| Font Management | (03:04) | ||
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Printing
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| Printer Drivers | (01:43) | ||
| Printer Set-up | (02:16) | ||
| Page Set-up | (01:05) | ||
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| Drag & Drop Printing | (00:32) | ||
| Background Printing | (00:25) | ||
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Networking
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| Connecting Your Network | (02:43) | ||
| Mac OS Setup Assistant | (05:46) | ||
| LocalTalk & Ethernet | (00:46) | ||
| AppleTalk | (01:29) | ||
| File Sharing | (00:58) | ||
| Users & Groups | (02:39) | ||
| Setting Privileges | (01:25) | ||
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Sherlock
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| Find File | (03:08) | ||
| Find By Content | (02:27) | ||
| Search Internet | (01:46) | ||
| Saved Finds | (00:44) | ||
| Plug-ins | (00:14) | ||
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Mac-PC Issues
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| PC Exchange | (01:10) | ||
| File Translation | (01:36) | ||
| Windows Options | (01:03) | ||
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QuickTime
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| QuickTime Interface | (02:20) | ||
| QuickTime Pro | (01:27) | ||
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The Apple Menu
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| What is the Apple Menu? | (00:43) | ||
| Adding to the Apple Menu | (00:35) | ||
| Apple System Profiler | (02:31) | ||
| Automated Tasks | (00:26) | ||
| CD Audio Player | (03:27) | ||
| Calculator | (00:36) | ||
| Chooser | (00:35) | ||
| Control Panels | (00:20) | ||
| Favorites | (00:19) | ||
| Internet Access | (00:19) | ||
| Jigsaw Puzzle | (00:35) | ||
| Key Caps | (01:32) | ||
| Network Browser | (00:13) | ||
| Note Pad | (01:28) | ||
| Recents | (00:26) | ||
| Remote Access Status | (00:19) | ||
| Scrapbook | (01:28) | ||
| Sherlock | (00:15) | ||
| SimpleSound | (01:52) | ||
| Stickies | (02:26) | ||
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System Folder
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| Intro to the System Folder | (00:53) | ||
| Finder | (00:29) | ||
| System File | (00:17) | ||
| Apple Menu Items | (00:19) | ||
| Control Panels | (00:38) | ||
| Extensions | (00:38) | ||
| Startup Items | (00:49) | ||
| Shut Down Items | (00:49) | ||
| Preferences | (00:58) | ||
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Control Panels
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| Date & Time | (04:43) | ||
| Energy Saver | (01:47) | ||
| Extensions Manager | (02:30) | ||
| General Controls | (01:32) | ||
| Keyboard | (01:03) | ||
| Monitors & Sound | (02:13) | ||
| Startup Disk | (00:47) | ||
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Getting Online
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| Modem vs Lan | (00:48) | ||
| Internet Setup Assistant | (06:55) | ||
| ISA/Lan | (02:58) | ||
| ISA/iMac/EarthLink | (00:31) | ||
| ISA Register | (02:45) | ||
| Internet Control Panel | (02:04) | ||
| TCP/IP Control Panel | (00:48) | ||
| Remote Access | (01:01) | ||
| Getting Online | (00:53) | ||
| Drag & Drop URL | (00:34) | ||
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iMAC
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| What is an iMac? | (00:39) | ||
| Software Differences | (01:29) | ||
| Hardware Differences | (01:34) | ||
| What the iMac Does Have | (01:58) | ||
| iMac Software | (01:45) | ||
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| Course: | Mac OS 8.5 /8.6 |
| Author: | John Reed |
| SKU: | 33089 |
| ISBN: | 1889347809 |
| Release Date: | 1999-09-27 |
| Duration: | 8 hrs / 140 tutorials |
| Captions: | No |
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