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Mac OS X Mountain Lion (Level 1) by Kona Courseware is a step-by-step  OS X Mountain Lion training manual illustrated with full-color diagrams, lists, tables and screen shots.  These features are designed to aid in comprehension, retention, and application both inside and outside of the classroom. Our courseware is simple to use for both instructors and students yet comprehensive and highly effective. Many students find the “step-by-step” approach of our manuals to be a valuable self-study resource well after their class has ended.

REQUIREMENTS
COMPONENTS OF THE MANUAL
TRAINING FILES
WHAT’S NEW IN MOUNTAIN LION?

LESSON 1 - THE FUNDAMENTALS
1.1 OPERATING SYSTEM BASICS
1.2 LOGGING ON TO YOUR MAC
1.3 UNDERSTANDING THE MAC INTERFACE
1.4 USING THE MOUSE
1.5 USING THE KEYBOARD
1.6 INVESTIGATING MENUS
1.7 USING SHORTCUT MENUS
1.7 USING GESTURES WITH A TRACKPAD
1.10 USING TRASH
1.11 GETTING HELP
1.12 SHUTTING DOWN YOUR COMPUTER
LESSON SUMMARY – THE FUNDAMENTALS
LESSON 1 QUIZ
LAB 1 – ON YOUR OWN

LESSON 2 - INTERACTING WITH WINDOWS
2.1 THE PARTS OF A WINDOW
2.2 NAVIGATING A WINDOW
2.3 MINIMIZING, ZOOMING AND CLOSING A WINDOW
2.4 MOVING A WINDOW
2.5 CHANGING THE SIZE OF A WINDOW
2.6 DISPLAYING THE STATUS BAR
2.7 SWITCHING BETWEEN WINDOWS
2.8 HIDING THE FINDER TOOLBAR AND SIDEBAR
2.9 USING MISSION CONTROL
2.11 USING QUICK LOOK
LESSON SUMMARY – INTERACTING WITH WINDOWS
LESSON 2 QUIZ
LAB 2 – ON YOUR OWN

LESSON 3 - ACCESSING FOLDERS AND DISKS
3.1 A LOOK AT OS X DISK ORGANIZATION
3.2 OPENING FOLDERS AND DISKS
3.3 USING THE GO MENU
3.4 THE FINDER TOOLBAR
3.5 USING THE SIDEBAR
3.6 RECENT FOLDERS
3.7 ARRANGING THE CONTENTS OF A FOLDER
3.8 SORTING THE CONTENTS OF A FOLDER
3.9 BROWSING THE CONTENTS OF FOLDERS
3.10 NAVIGATING FOLDER HIERARCHY
LESSON SUMMARY – WORKING WITH FOLDERS AND DISKS
LESSON 3 QUIZ
LAB 3 – ON YOUR OWN

LESSON 4 - WORKING WITH FILES AND FOLDERS
4.1 CREATING A NEW FOLDER
4.2 RENAMING A FILE OR FOLDER
4.3 COPYING FILES AND FOLDERS
4.4 MOVING FILES AND FOLDERS
4.5 DELETING FILES AND FOLDERS
4.6 RESTORING A DELETED FILE
4.7 EMPTYING THE TRASH
4.8 USING THE INFO WINDOW
4.9 FINDING FILES USING SPOTLIGHT
4.10 FINDING FILES FROM THE FINDER WINDOW
4.11 USING SMART FOLDERS
4.12 SELECTING MULTIPLE FILES AND FOLDERS
4.13 CREATING AN ALIAS
4.14 COLOR CODING FINDER ITEMS
4.15 COMPRESSING FILES AND FOLDERS
4.16 WORKING WITH BURN FOLDERS
LESSON SUMMARY – WORKING WITH FILES AND FOLDERS
LESSON 4 QUIZ
LAB 4 – ON YOUR OWN

LESSON 5 - CUSTOMIZING YOUR MAC
5.1 ARRANGING FINDER WINDOW ICONS
5.2 SETTING DOCK PROPERTIES
5.3 ADDING ITEMS TO THE DOCK
5.4 REMOVING ITEMS FROM THE DOCK
5.5 SETTING SYSTEM PREFERENCES
5.6 MODIFYING APPEARANCE PREFERENCES
5.7 CHANGING THE DESKTOP BACKGROUND
5.8 ADDING A SCREEN SAVER
5.9 CDS & DVDS
5.10 SETTING SPOTLIGHT PREFERENCES
5.11 SETTING MISSION CONTROL PREFERENCES
5.12 MODIFYING NOTIFICATION CENTER SETTINGS
5.13 SETTING VIEW OPTIONS
5.14 SETTING FINDER PREFERENCES
5.15 APPLYING AND REMOVING A CUSTOM ICON
5.16 ADMINISTRATOR ACCESS TOOLS
LESSON SUMMARY – CUSTOMIZING YOUR MAC
LESSON 5 QUIZ
LAB 5 – ON YOUR OWN

LESSON 6 - WORKING WITH APPLICATIONS
6.1 OPENING APPLICATIONS AND DOCUMENTS
6.2 OPENING ITEMS AT LOGIN
6.3 USING ICLOUD
6.4 USING TEXTEDIT
6.5 CUTTING, COPYING AND PASTING TEXT
6.6 FORMATTING TEXT
6.7 SAVING A FILE
6.8 DUPLICATING A DOCUMENT
6.9 USING THE SAVE AS COMMAND
6.10 QUITTING AN APPLICATION
6.11 FORCING AN APPLICATION TO QUIT
6.12 INSTALLING & REMOVING APPLICATIONS
6.13 PREVIEWING FONTS WITH FONT BOOK
6.14 USING AUTOMATOR
6.15 USING DASHBOARD
6.16 ORGANIZING CONTACTS WITH THE CONTACTS APPLICATION
6.17 ORGANIZING YOUR SCHEDULE WITH THE CALENDAR APPLICATION
6.18 GETTING THINGS DONE WITH THE REMINDERS APPLICATION
6.19 USING THE NOTES APPLICATION
6.20 USING DICTATION
6.21 MANAGING APPLICATIONS WITH LAUNCHPAD
6.22 BACKING UP WITH TIME MACHINE
6.23 MAC UTILITIES
LESSON SUMMARY – WORKING WITH APPLICATIONS
LESSON 6 QUIZ
LAB 6 – ON YOUR OWN

LESSON 7 - GOING ON THE INTERNET
7.1 SETTING UP AN INTERNET CONNECTION
7.2 STARTING SAFARI
7.3 BROWSING A WEB PAGE
7.4 ADDING BOOKMARKS
7.5 MANAGING BOOKMARKS
7.6 SETTING INTERNET OPTIONS
7.7 SEARCHING THE INTERNET
7.8 INTRODUCTION TO MAIL
7.9 COMPOSING & SENDING E-MAIL
7.10 SENDING ATTACHMENTS
7.11 RECEIVING ELECTRONIC MAIL
7.12 USING THE MESSAGES APPLICATION
LESSON SUMMARY – GOING ON THE INTERNET
LESSON 7 QUIZ
LAB 7 – ON YOUR OWN
CLASS PROJECT

INDEX

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