PME NTI : OS X User Overview

Course Overview

Introduction to Mac OS X is a one-day preliminary training course in Birmingham City centre at the NTI Birmingham for those new to Mac OS X who need to prepare for the Mac OS X Support Essentials course, or other technical Mac OS X training courses. This course focuses on getting to know the foundations of Mac OS X, with topics ranging from efficient window and application management to system customization. You'll also learn how to configure user accounts and manage files.

Introduction

Mac OS X v10.7 "Lion" boasts features that make it the most advanced operating system to date and will transform the way you use your computer. This overview course teaches users how to the get the most out of OS X whilst providing the opportunity to focus on areas and functionality that are most applicable to their daily lives.

The fundamentals of OSX

• Finder, Coverflow, Stacks and Quicklook
• The Windows, Sidebar and Dock
• Applications and Fonts
• Filing and Finding
• Exposé, Dashboard and Widgets
• Time machine
• Spaces
• Automator
• Basic troubleshooting techniques

Course Content

The course includes:

Finder

• What is it?
• What are its main features?

The Windows, Sidebar and Dock

• What are their features?
• How are they setup?

Applications and Fonts

• What are they?
• Where should they be installed?

Filing and Finding

• Where things should be put?
• How are they found again?

Exposé, Dashboard and Widgets

• What are they?
• How should they be accessed and managed?

Automator

• Is this a GUI for Apple script?

Morning Session

Get to know the Mac OS X user interface. Learn Mac OS X basics; how to customize system-wide preferences and user preferences; how to use the Mac OS X help system; and how common applications integrate with each other. Learn to manage multiple applications and multiple windows within applications.

Afternoon Session

Learn about Dashboard and Automator. Learn the basic principles of file sharing, and working with multiple users.

Entry Requirements

Who should attend?

This class is designed for those new to the Mac OS X platform who need to obtain the skills to support other Mac OS X users. This could include entry level IT personnel in businesses that use Mac OS X systems for general productivity or creative design, service technicians who support Mac OS X customers, and technical coordinators or power users who manage networks of Mac OS X systems for their organization – such as teachers and technology specialists who manage a classroom network or computer labs.

Prerequisites

Practical working knowledge of computers.