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.It's an alphabetical listing of every common Windows function and where to find it inMac OS X.After all, an operating system is an operating system.The actual functions are pretty much the samethey're just in different places.TIPIf this listing only whets your appetite for information about making the switch, read Switching tothe Mac: The Missing Manual.In addition to an expanded version of this appendix, it also containsuseful information on moving your files from the PC to the Mac, copying over your email,transferring your address book, and so on.[ Team LiB ] [ Team LiB ]D.1 Common Windows FunctionsD.1.1 About [This Program]To find out the version number of the program you're using, don't look in the Help menu.Instead, look in theapplication menu next to the menu the one that bears the name of the program you're in.That's where youfind the About command for Macintosh programs.D.1.2 Accessibility Options control panelThe special features that let you operate the computer even with impaired vision, hearing, or motor control arecalled Universal Access in Mac OS X 10.2.It's in System Preferences (see Chapter 8).D.1.3 Active DesktopThe Mac never displays Web pages directly on the desktop and knowing Apple, that's probably a point of pride.D.1.4 Add Hardware control panelThe Mac requires no program for installing the driver for a new external gadget.The drivers for most printers,mice, keyboards, cameras, camcorders, and other accessories are preinstalled.If you plug something into theMac and find that it doesn't work immediately, just install the driver from the included CD (or the manufacturer'sWeb site).D.1.5 Add or Remove Programs control panelHere's another one you just don't need on the Macintosh.Installing a program onto the Mac is described inSection 4.8.Removing a program simply involves dragging its icon to the Trash.D.1.6 All ProgramsThere's no Programs menu built into Mac OS X, like the one on the Windows Start menu.On the other hand, youcan make one of your own in five seconds.Just drag your Applications folder onto the end of the Dock.Now itsicon is a tidy pop-up menu of every program on your machine.D.1.7 Alt keyOn the Mac, it's the Option key.You can substitute Option for Alt in any keystroke in most popular programs.TheOption key has a number of secondary features on the Mac, too: It hides the windows of one program when youclick into another, and so on.D.1.8 Automatic UpdateThe System Preferences Software Update panel does exactly the same thing. D.1.9 Backspace keyIt's in the same place on the Macintosh keyboard, but it's called the Delete key.D.1.10 Battery LevelThe status of the battery in your PowerBook or iBook laptop now appears in the menu bar, rather than in thesystem tray.(If you don't see it, open System Preferences Energy Saver and turn it on.)D.1.11 BIOSYou'll never have to update or even think about the ROM of your Macintosh (the approximate equivalent of theBIOS on the PC).It's permanent and unchanging.The very similar firmware of your Macintosh does occasionallyhave to be updated in order to work with a new version of the Mac operating system or some dramatic newfeature once every four years, perhaps.You'll be notified on the screen when the time comes.D.1.12 BriefcaseMac OS X doesn't have anything like the Briefcase, a Windows invention designed to help you keep your files insync between a laptop and a desktop computer.On the other hand, if you sign up for a.Mac account (Chapter18), you get a program called Backup that is similarly designed to keep folders synchronized between twomachines.And you can use iSync (Chapter 20) to keep your calendar, addresses, and other items synchedbetween multiple computers.D.1.13 CalculatorThe calculator program in Mac OS X is almost identical to the one in Windows XP, except that it can also performconversions (temperature, distance, currency, and so on) and features an editable "paper tape." It sits in yourApplications folder and is described in Chapter 9.D.1.14 Camera and Scanner WizardWhen you connect a digital camera or scanner to your Mac, either iPhoto or Image Capture opens automaticallyand prepares to download the pictures automatically, just like the Camera and Scanner Wizard.Details on ImageCapture in Chapter 9, and on iPhoto in iPhoto: The Missing Manual.D.1.15 CDsIf your Mac keyboard has an Eject or F12 key in the upper-right corner, you hold it down for a moment to openthe CD drawer, or, if you have a slot-loading CD drive, to spit out the CD that's in it.If it's an older Mac keyboardwithout an Eject key, you can eject a CD (or any other disk) by Control-clicking its desktop icon and choosingEject from the contextual menu.There are various other ways to eject a disk, but the point is that you never doso by pushing the Eject button on the disk drive itself.D.1.16 Character Map This Windows program helps you find out what keys you need to press to trigger trademark symbols, copyrightsymbols, and other special characters.The equivalent on the Mac is Key Caps, which is in yourApplications Utilities folder but the new Character Palette (The Character Palette) is even easier to use.D.1 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]