Learning how to use OSX.

Applications

Most of your applications are found in the "Doc". A sample picture of a "Doc" is shown below.

As you move your mouse over icons in the doc, the name of the program will pop up to let you know what the icon stands for.

Another place to locate an application if you cannot find it in the doc, is to look for the application button in the button bar at the top of any window. It looks like the picture below. The application button is on the far right and looks like a large "A".

Network Folders

You may access your network folders using 3 different methods.

1. Press command-k on the keyboard (the command key is the key just to the left of the space bar). That brings up a window listing all of the available servers. Find the server named "Lorien" for students and "Colton" for staff. Double-click on it. Enter your username and password to log in, then navigate to your folder.
   
2. Make sure that you are in the Finder (it will say finder top menu bar at the left). You can get there by clicking out of any other program you may be in and getting back to an empty desktop. Find the "Go" menu in the menu bar at the top of the screen and click on it. At the bottom of that menu, click on "Connect to Server...". That brings up a window listing all of the available servers. Find the server named "Lorien" and double-click on it. Enter your username and password to log in, then navigate to your folder.
   
3. Look in the doc for a shortcut to your graduation year. Click on it. Log in and navigate to you folder.

Logging out

Logging out of your folder is accomplished the say way that it used to be. Click on the server icon that appeared on the desktop when you logged in and drag it to the trash can. The trash icon will turn into a small "Eject" icon or "Disconnect" icon. Release the server icon over what used to be the trash icon and you will be logged out.

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