Wednesday, 8/29/12

Today you will learn to move around the Mac a little more efficiently, and to set up your space to suit your taste.  Click on the
"Resources"
link above, then click
"Graphic Design and Photoshop/Web Files"
to find the site that hosts almost all the videos and files you will need for this class.

Watch the following videos, then complete the tasks below.  (Watch all the videos first.)
Mac 1, 2, and 3
Tasks:

1. Although you cannot get to the Dock Preferences, you can go to the Apple, then Dock to move the Dock or change how it looks.  You do not have to change how it looks, but you do need to have the following on your dock: 
• Photoshop (make sure to "dock" the application, not the folder)
• Firefox
• iTunes
• Microsoft Word
• System Preferences
• iPhoto
• iMovie
2. Set up your "Places" (the video shows this as "Favorites") sidebar in the following order, top to bottom:
• Desktop
• Documents
• Applications
• Pictures
• Movies
• Downloads
• Anything else you want to keep in the Favorites can go after Downloads
3. Set up your desktop background to show anything other than the basic one (Note:  you will have to find an image on the web and right click it to make it your background, because the Preferences is unavailable.)
4. Create a shortcut to the "Graphic Design/Photoshop and Web Files" website